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CVE-2020-36770

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Published: Jan 15, 2024Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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9.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Gentoo
1 product
Ebuild For Slurm
Configuration A
1 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Ebuild For Slurm
Up to 22.05.3

Related CWEs

CWE-732
Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
The product specifies permissions for a security-critical resource in a way that allows that resource to be read or modified by unintended actors.

References (2)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitIssue TrackingPatch

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