CVE-2017-15566

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Published Nov 1, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Insecure SPANK environment variable handling exists in SchedMD Slurm before 16.05.11, 17.x before 17.02.9, and 17.11.x before 17.11.0rc2, allowing privilege escalation to root during Prolog or Epilog execution.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:schedmd:slurm::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:schedmd:slurm::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:schedmd:slurm:17.11.0:rc1::::::

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DSA	DSA-4023-1	slurm-llnl security update
EUVD	EUVD-2017-7018	Insecure SPANK environment variable handling exists in SchedMD Slurm before 16.05.11, 17.x before 17.02.9, and 17.11.x before 17.11.0rc2, allowing privilege escalation to root during Prolog or Epilog execution.
Ubuntu USN	USN-4781-1	Slurm vulnerabilities

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.578% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/101675
https://www.debian.org/security/2017/dsa-4023
https://www.schedmd.com/news.php?id=193#OPT_193

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Schedmd Slurm

Weaknesses

CWE-426

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:57 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Nov 1, 2017, 5:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 7:57 PM
Reserved: Oct 17, 2017, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:07 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Nov 1, 2017, 5:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:07 AM

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