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Slurm 19.05.x before 19.05.7 and 20.02.x before 20.02.3, in the rare case where Message Aggregation is enabled, allows Authentication Bypass via an Alternate Path or Channel. A race condition allow...

CVE-2020-12693 · published 6 years ago
Summary

Slurm 19.05.x before 19.05.7 and 20.02.x before 20.02.3, in the rare case where Message Aggregation is enabled, allows Authentication Bypass via an Alternate Path or Channel. A race condition allows a user to launch a process as an arbitrary user.

What to do

The CVE record does not list a fixed version. Check the vendor's site or the advisory links below - a fix may already be released.

Affected software
VendorProductAffected versions
schedmd slurm >= 19.05.0, < 19.05.7
>= 20.02.0, < 20.02.3
cpe:2.3:a:schedmd:slurm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 31
32
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse leap 15.1
15.2
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0
10.0
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Original advisory text
Slurm 19.05.x before 19.05.7 and 20.02.x before 20.02.3, in the rare case where Message Aggregation is enabled, allows Authentication Bypass via an Alternate Path or Channel. A race condition allow...
Slurm 19.05.x before 19.05.7 and 20.02.x before 20.02.3, in the rare case where Message Aggregation is enabled, allows Authentication Bypass via an Alternate Path or Channel. A race condition allows a user to launch a process as an arbitrary user.
References
Fix within
Internet-facing 3 days
Internal 60 days
  • Not known to be exploited
  • Can be exploited automatically (estimated)
  • Gives an attacker full control (estimated)
Severity
8.1 High
Exploitation
2% chance of attack within 30 days
Timeline
Published21 May 2020
Updated29 Oct 2026
First seen29 Sep 2026
Sources
CVE-2020-12693 · NVD
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