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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.63887
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DSA-1776-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'slurm-llnl' package(s) announced via the DSA-1776-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'slurm-llnl' package(s) announced via the DSA-1776-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that the Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management (SLURM), a cluster job management and scheduling system, did not drop the supplemental groups. These groups may be system groups with elevated privileges, which may allow a valid SLURM user to gain elevated privileges.

The old stable distribution (etch) does not contain a slurm-llnl package.

For the stable distribution (lenny), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.6-1lenny3.

For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 1.3.15-1.

We recommend that you upgrade your slurm-llnl package.

Affected Software/OS:
'slurm-llnl' package(s) on Debian 5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.2

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2009-2084
BugTraq ID: 34638
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/34638
Debian Security Information: DSA-1776 (Google Search)
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1776
http://secunia.com/advisories/34831
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2009/1128
XForce ISS Database: slurm-sbcast-priv-escalation(50126)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50126
XForce ISS Database: slurm-slurmctld-privilege-escalation(50127)
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/50127
CopyrightCopyright (C) 2009 Greenbone AG

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