GLSA 201412-47: TORQUE Resource Manager: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	high
Title:	TORQUE Resource Manager: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/26/2014
Bugs:	#372959, #378805, #390167, #484320, #491270, #510726
ID:	201412-47

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in TORQUE Resource Manager, possibly resulting in escalation of privileges or remote code execution.

Background

TORQUE is a resource manager and queuing system based on OpenPBS.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
sys-cluster/torque	< 4.1.7	>= 4.1.7	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in TORQUE Resource Manager. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A context-dependent attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges, execute arbitrary code, or bypass security restrictions.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All TORQUE Resource Manager 4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-cluster/torque-4.1.7"

All TORQUE Resource Manager 2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:


      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-cluster/torque-2.5.13"

NOTE: One or more of the issues described in this advisory have been fixed in previous updates. They are included in this advisory for the sake of completeness. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by them.

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-47.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.