CVE-2020-36770
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CVE-2020-36770 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. 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.. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
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.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gentoo | Ebuild For Slurm | <= 22.05.3 |
References
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/631552Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/631552Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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