Description
pkg_postinst in the Gentoo ebuild for Slurm through 22.05.3 unnecessarily calls chown to assign root's ownership on files in the live root filesystem. This could be exploited by the slurm user to become the owner of root-owned files.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
https://bugs.gentoo.org/631552
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0005
EPSS Percentile
16.4%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-732
Status
published
Products (1)
gentoo/ebuild_for_slurm
< 22.05.3
Published
Jan 15, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026