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Debian: DSA-2472-1 Critical: Grid Engine Privilege Escalation Issue

Dave Love discovered that users who are allowed to submit jobs to a Grid Engine installation can escalate their privileges to root because the environment is not properly sanitized before creating processes. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-2472-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. http://www.debian.org/security/ Florian Weimer May 15, 2012 http://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : gridengine Vulnerability : privilege escalation Problem type : remote Debian-specific: no CVE ID : CVE-2012-0208 Dave Love discovered that users who are allowed to submit jobs to a Grid Engine installation can escalate their privileges to root because the environment is not properly sanitized before creating processes. For the stable distribution (squeeze), this problem has been fixed in version 6.2u5-1squeeze1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 6.2u5-6. We recommend that you upgrade your gridengine packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: http://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Ubuntu security patch for Grid Engine addresses a vulnerability allowing privilege escalation during user task executions.. Grid Engine Security Update, Debian Privilege Escalation, DSA-2472-1. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

May 16, 2012 •Critical Debian