# CVE-2021-31215: SchedMD Slurm before 20.02.7 and 20.03.x through 20.11.x before 20.11.7 allows remote code execution as SlurmUser because use of a PrologSlu

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-05-13 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

SchedMD Slurm before 20.02.7 and 20.03.x through 20.11.x before 20.11.7 allows remote code execution as SlurmUser because use of a PrologSlurmctld or EpilogSlurmctld script leads to environment mishandling.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://www.schedmd.com/news.php?id=248#OPT_248
- https://lists.schedmd.com/pipermail/slurm-announce/2021/000055.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/3ODMJQNY4FAV7G3DSKVIO5KY7Q7DKBPU/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/PRHTASFAU5FNB2MJOG67YID2ONQS5MCQ/
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/01/msg00011.html

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