Debian Security Advisory

DSA-1776-1 slurm-llnl -- programming error

Date Reported:
21 Apr 2009
Affected Packages:
slurm-llnl
Vulnerable:
Yes
Security database references:
In the Debian bugtracking system: Bug 524980.
More information:

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.

Fixed in:

Debian GNU/Linux 5.0 (lenny)

Source:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3.diff.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6.orig.tar.gz
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3.dsc
Architecture-independent component:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-doc_1.3.6-1lenny3_all.deb
Alpha:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-slurmdbd_1.3.6-1lenny3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0_1.3.6-1lenny3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-sview_1.3.6-1lenny3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13_1.3.6-1lenny3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_alpha.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins_1.3.6-1lenny3_alpha.deb
AMD64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-slurmdbd_1.3.6-1lenny3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0_1.3.6-1lenny3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins_1.3.6-1lenny3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-sview_1.3.6-1lenny3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13_1.3.6-1lenny3_amd64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3_amd64.deb
ARM:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins_1.3.6-1lenny3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-sview_1.3.6-1lenny3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13_1.3.6-1lenny3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0_1.3.6-1lenny3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_arm.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-slurmdbd_1.3.6-1lenny3_arm.deb
ARM EABI:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins_1.3.6-1lenny3_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-sview_1.3.6-1lenny3_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13_1.3.6-1lenny3_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0_1.3.6-1lenny3_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_armel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-slurmdbd_1.3.6-1lenny3_armel.deb
HP Precision:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13_1.3.6-1lenny3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-sview_1.3.6-1lenny3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0_1.3.6-1lenny3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-slurmdbd_1.3.6-1lenny3_hppa.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins_1.3.6-1lenny3_hppa.deb
Intel IA-32:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-sview_1.3.6-1lenny3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-slurmdbd_1.3.6-1lenny3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0_1.3.6-1lenny3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins_1.3.6-1lenny3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13_1.3.6-1lenny3_i386.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3_i386.deb
Intel IA-64:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13_1.3.6-1lenny3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-slurmdbd_1.3.6-1lenny3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-sview_1.3.6-1lenny3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins_1.3.6-1lenny3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0_1.3.6-1lenny3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_ia64.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3_ia64.deb
Big-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-slurmdbd_1.3.6-1lenny3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins_1.3.6-1lenny3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-sview_1.3.6-1lenny3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13_1.3.6-1lenny3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3_mips.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0_1.3.6-1lenny3_mips.deb
Little-endian MIPS:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins_1.3.6-1lenny3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13_1.3.6-1lenny3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-slurmdbd_1.3.6-1lenny3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0_1.3.6-1lenny3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-sview_1.3.6-1lenny3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_mipsel.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3_mipsel.deb
PowerPC:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins_1.3.6-1lenny3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13_1.3.6-1lenny3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0_1.3.6-1lenny3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-sview_1.3.6-1lenny3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-slurmdbd_1.3.6-1lenny3_powerpc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_powerpc.deb
IBM S/390:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13_1.3.6-1lenny3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-slurmdbd_1.3.6-1lenny3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0_1.3.6-1lenny3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-sview_1.3.6-1lenny3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_s390.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins_1.3.6-1lenny3_s390.deb
Sun Sparc:
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl_1.3.6-1lenny3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-sview_1.3.6-1lenny3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0_1.3.6-1lenny3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libslurm13_1.3.6-1lenny3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-slurmdbd_1.3.6-1lenny3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/libpmi0-dev_1.3.6-1lenny3_sparc.deb
http://security.debian.org/pool/updates/main/s/slurm-llnl/slurm-llnl-basic-plugins_1.3.6-1lenny3_sparc.deb

MD5 checksums of the listed files are available in the original advisory.