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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 200704-04 |
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http://security.gentoo.org/ |
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Severity: High |
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Title: OpenPBS: Multiple vulnerabilities |
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Date: April 03, 2007 |
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Bugs: #153495 |
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ID: 200704-04 |
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Synopsis |
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OpenPBS contains unspecified vulnerabilities which may allow for the |
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remote execution of arbitrary code or a Denial of Service. |
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Background |
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OpenPBS is the original version of the Portable Batch System. It is a |
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flexible batch queueing system developed for NASA in the early to |
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mid-1990s. |
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Affected packages |
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
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1 sys-cluster/openpbs <= 2.3.16-r4 Vulnerable! |
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NOTE: Certain packages are still vulnerable. Users should migrate |
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to another package if one is available or wait for the |
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existing packages to be marked stable by their |
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architecture maintainers. |
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Description |
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SUSE reported vulnerabilities due to unspecified errors in OpenPBS. |
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Impact |
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By unspecified attack vectors an attacker might be able execute |
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arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running openpbs, which |
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might be the root user. |
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Workaround |
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There is no known workaround at this time. |
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Resolution |
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OpenPBS has been masked in the Portage tree for replacement by Torque. |
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All OpenPBS users should unmerge OpenPBS and switch to Torque. |
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# emerge --ask --unmerge sys-cluster/openpbs |
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# emerge --sync |
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# emerge --ask --verbose sys-cluster/torque |
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References |
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[ 1 ] CVE-2006-5616 |
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http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2006-5616 |
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Availability |
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
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the Gentoo Security Website: |
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http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200704-04.xml |
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Concerns? |
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
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confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost |
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importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
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security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
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http://bugs.gentoo.org. |
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License |
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Copyright 2007 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
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belongs to its owner(s). |
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The contents of this document are licensed under the |
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Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |