A Slurm security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 14.04 ESM and 16.04 ESM.

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4781-2
February 01, 2023

slurm-llnl vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 16.04 ESM
- Ubuntu 14.04 ESM

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in Slurm.

Software Description:
- slurm-llnl: Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management

Details:

USN-4781-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in Slurm. This update provides
the corresponding updates for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (CVE-2016-10030) and
Ubuntu 16.04 ESM (CVE-2018-10995).

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Slurm incorrectly handled certain messages
between the daemon and the user. An attacker could possibly use this
issue to assume control of an arbitrary file on the system. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
(CVE-2016-10030)

It was discovered that Slurm mishandled SPANK environment variables.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to gain elevated privileges.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM. (CVE-2017-15566)

It was discovered that Slurm mishandled certain SQL queries. A local
attacker could use this issue to gain elevated privileges. This
issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and
Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2018-7033)

It was discovered that Slurm mishandled user names and group ids. A local
attacker could use this issue to gain administrative privileges.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM.
(CVE-2018-10995)

It was discovered that Slurm mishandled 23-bit systems. A local attacker
could use this to gain administrative privileges. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 ESM and Ubuntu 18.04 ESM. (CVE-2019-6438)

It was discovered that Slurm incorrectly handled certain inputs
when Message Aggregation is enabled. An attacker could possibly
use this issue to launch a process as an arbitrary user.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 ESM, Ubuntu 18.04 ESM
and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-12693)

It was discovered that Slurm incorrectly handled certain RPC inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM.
(CVE-2020-27745)

Jonas Stare discovered that Slurm exposes sensitive information related
to the X protocol. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain
a graphical session from an arbitrary user. This issue only affected
Ubuntu 18.04 ESM and Ubuntu 20.04 ESM. (CVE-2020-27746)

It was discovered that Slurm incorrectly handled environment parameters.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2021-31215)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 16.04 ESM:
libpam-slurm 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
libpmi0 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
libslurm-perl 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
libslurm29 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
libslurmdb-perl 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
libslurmdb29 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
slurm-client 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
slurm-client-emulator 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
slurm-llnl 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
slurm-llnl-slurmdbd 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
slurm-wlm 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
slurm-wlm-basic-plugins 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
slurm-wlm-emulator 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
slurm-wlm-torque 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
slurmctld 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
slurmd 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
slurmdbd 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5
sview 15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm5

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM:
libpam-slurm 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
libpmi0 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
libslurm-perl 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
libslurm26 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
libslurmdb-perl 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
libslurmdb26 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
slurm-llnl 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
slurm-llnl-basic-plugins 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
slurm-llnl-slurmdbd 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
slurm-llnl-sview 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6
slurm-llnl-torque 2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm6

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4781-2
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4781-1
CVE-2016-10030, CVE-2018-10995