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Debian DSA-3543-1 Critical: OAR Privilege Escalation Issue

Emmanuel Thome discovered that missing sanitising in the oarsh command of OAR, a software used to manage jobs and resources of HPC clusters, could result in privilege escalation. . -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Debian Security Advisory DSA-3543-1 This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. https://www.debian.org/security/ Moritz Muehlenhoff April 05, 2016 https://www.debian.org/security/faq - ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Package : oar CVE ID : CVE-2016-1235 Emmanuel Thome discovered that missing sanitising in the oarsh command of OAR, a software used to manage jobs and resources of HPC clusters, could result in privilege escalation. For the oldstable distribution (wheezy), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.2-3+deb7u1. For the stable distribution (jessie), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.4-2+deb8u1. For the unstable distribution (sid), this problem has been fixed in version 2.5.7-1. We recommend that you upgrade your oar packages. Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: https://www.debian.org/security/ Mailing list: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. . Essential patch for Ubuntu OAR management tool blocks unauthorized access due to inadequate input filtering.. Debian Update,OAR Security,Privilege Escalation,Security Advisory,Job Management. . Severity: Critical. LinuxSecurity.com Team

Apr 05, 2016 •Critical Debian