CVE-2014-0748
Cray Linux Environment < 4.2 - Privilege Escalation via Modified aprun Program
Title source: llmDescription
apinit on Cray devices with CLE before 4.2.UP02 and 5.x before 5.1.UP00 does not use alpsauth data to validate the UID in a launch message, which allows local users to gain privileges via a modified aprun program, aka ID FN5912.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://labs.mwrinfosecurity.com/advisories/2014/01/31/cray-aprunapinit-privilege-escalation/
Scores
EPSS
0.0034
EPSS Percentile
25.6%
Details
CWE
CWE-20
Status
published
Products (2)
cray/cray_linux_environment
5.1
cray/cray_linux_environment
< 4.2
Published
Dec 27, 2014
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026