CVE-2020-36770
CVSS 3.1 Score 9.8 of 10 (high)
Details
Published Jan 15, 2024
Updated: Jan 22, 2024
Summary
CVE-2020-36770 is a vulnerability affecting the Gentoo ebuild for Slurm up to version 22.05.3. The pkg_postinst script in this package inadvertently calls the chown function, which assigns root ownership on files in the live root filesystem. An attacker who gains access to the slurm user account could exploit this flaw to seize ownership of root-owned files, escalating their privileges within the system.
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