CVE-2020-36770 Privilege escalation in n/a
A flaw in the Gentoo Slurm ebuild allows the slurm user to gain ownership of root-owned files, leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-36770?
CVE-2020-36770 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-732
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-36770?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gentoo Ebuild for Slurm.
How do I fix CVE-2020-36770?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-36770 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-36770 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-36770 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7f2x-wwj8-9hwf.