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SUSE: 2020:2600-1 Moderate: Authentication Bypass in Slurm_18_08

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Calendar Grey September 10, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
A recent security patch for slurm_18_08 has been released by SUSE to tackle an authentication vulnerability. It's recommended to acquire the update for improved protection.
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available

Summary

This update for slurm_18_08 fixes the following issues: - Fix Authentication Bypass when Message Aggregation is enabled CVE-2020-12693 This fixes and issue where authentication could be bypassed via an alternate path or channel when message Aggregation was enabled. A race condition allowed a user to launch a process as an arbitrary user. Add: Fix-Authentication-Bypass-when-Message-Aggregation-is-enabled-CVE-2020-1269 3.patch (CVE-2020-12693, bsc#1172004). - Remove unneeded build dependency to postgresql-devel. Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12:

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SUSE authentication bypass slurm_18_08

References

#1172004

Cross- CVE-2020-12693

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12693.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1172004

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:2600-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate SUSE authentication bypass slurm_18_08

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