Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management (SLURM) 1.2 and 1.3 before 1.3.14 does not properly set supplementary groups before invoking…

Description

Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management (SLURM) 1.2 and 1.3 before 1.3.14 does not properly set supplementary groups before invoking (1) sbcast from the slurmd daemon or (2) strigger from the slurmctld daemon, which might allow local SLURM users to modify files and gain privileges.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

0.38% · top 68% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.2.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-255 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-255 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (8)

• slurm-sbcast-priv-escalation(50126) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• ADV-2009-1128 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=524980 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 34831 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://sourceforge.net/project/shownotes.php?release_id=676055&group_id=157944 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• slurm-slurmctld-privilege-escalation(50127) (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_XFx_transferred
• 34638 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• DSA-1776 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

Badge for a README or a ticket

[![CVE-2009-2084](https://trackcve.app/badge/CVE-2009-2084.svg)](https://trackcve.app/cve/CVE-2009-2084)

Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 05:36 UTC.