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SUSE: 2020:3505-1 Important: Slurm Buffer Overflow and More

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Calendar Grey November 24, 2020
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE has released a security patch for slurm that tackles severe vulnerabilities, implementing necessary updates and solutions to improve overall system integrity.
An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available

Summary

This update for slurm fixes the following issues: - CVE-2020-27745: PMIx - fix potential buffer overflows from use of unpackmem() (bsc#1178890). - CVE-2020-27746: X11 forwarding - fix potential leak of the magic cookie when sent as an argument to the xauth command (bsc#1178891). 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 15-SP1: zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-HPC-15-SP1-2020-3505=1 Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15-SP1 (aarch64 x86_64): libpmi0-18.08.9-3.16.4 libpmi0-debuginfo-18.08.9-3.16.4 libslurm33-18.08.9-3.16.4 libslurm33-debuginfo-18.08.9-3.16.4

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow important SUSE Linux X11 forwarding slurm

References

#1178890 #1178891

Cross- CVE-2020-27745 CVE-2020-27746

Affected Products:

SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15-SP1

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27745.html

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-27746.html

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178890

https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178891

Severity
important
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2020:3505-1
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow important SUSE Linux X11 forwarding slurm

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