CVE-2017-15566 — HIGH (7.8)

Q: How severe is CVE-2017-15566?

CVE-2017-15566 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2017-15566?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Schedmd Slurm.

Vulnerability Description

Insecure SPANK environment variable handling exists in SchedMD Slurm before 16.05.11, 17.x before 17.02.9, and 17.11.x before 17.11.0rc2, allowing privilege escalation to root during Prolog or Epilog execution.

CVSS Score

7.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

HIGH

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Schedmd	Slurm	< 16.05.11

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-426

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101675Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4023Third Party Advisory
https://www.schedmd.com/news.php?id=193#OPT_193Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101675Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4023Third Party Advisory
https://www.schedmd.com/news.php?id=193#OPT_193Vendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2017-15566?

CVE-2017-15566 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Insecure SPANK environment variable handling exists in SchedMD Slurm before 16.05.11, 17.x before 17.02.9, and 17.11.x before 17.11.0rc2, allowing privilege escalation to root during Prolog or Epilog ...

How severe is CVE-2017-15566?

CVE-2017-15566 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2017-15566?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Schedmd Slurm.