CVE-2020-27745 Memory corruption in n/a
A buffer overflow in the PMIx MPI plugin of Slurm allows attackers to execute arbitrary code or cause a denial of service.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2020-27745?
CVE-2020-27745 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 27 Nov 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Slurm before 19.05.8 and 20.x before 20.02.6 has an RPC Buffer Overflow in the PMIx MPI plugin.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-27745?
It affects 2 products.
Linux distribution packages (1)
slurm SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | All versions | 17.02.11-6.47.1 |
Products include Debian Debian Linux, Schedmd Slurm.
How do I fix CVE-2020-27745?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2020-27745 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-27745 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux
Sources
Also known as GHSA-v3h5-8p7p-2vrg, SUSE-SU-2021:0155-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2020-27745.