pkg_postinst in the Gentoo ebuild for Slurm through 22.05.3 unnecessarily calls chown to assign root's ownership on files in the live root filesystem
Published Jan 15, 2024
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.37%
Description
pkg_postinst in the Gentoo ebuild for Slurm through 22.05.3 unnecessarily calls chown to assign root's ownership on files in the live root filesystem. This could be exploited by the slurm user to become the owner of root-owned files.
Affected products
No data.
- ≤ 22.05.3
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (CISA ADP) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
TotalDecision
n/aAssessed Jan 18, 2024 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
Score over time
2024–2026- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (6 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.91th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.37% (0.00373) | 28.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.07% (0.00075) | 20.17th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 41.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 23, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00094) | 39.30th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jan 17, 2024 | 0.04% (0.00043) | 6.85th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
References (1)
- https://bugs.gentoo.org/631552 ExploitIssue TrackingPatch
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://bugs.gentoo.org/631552 | ExploitIssue TrackingPatch |
Change history (0)
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