Load Sharing Facility (LSF) 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x uses the LSF_EAUTH_UID environment…
Priority MEDIUM 50Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Complete · Complete · Complete
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Load Sharing Facility (LSF) 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x uses the LSF_EAUTH_UID environment variable, if it exists, instead of the real UID of the user, which could allow remote attackers within the local cluster to gain privileges.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04243 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.0 | Vulnerable | Platform |
| cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.2 | Vulnerable | Platform |
| cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0 | Vulnerable | Platform |
| cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1 | Vulnerable | Platform |
| cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0 | Vulnerable | Platform |
- cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0 Vulnerable ·Platform
- cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.2 Vulnerable ·Platform
- cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0 Vulnerable ·Platform
- cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1 Vulnerable ·Platform
- cpe:2.3:a:platform:lsf:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0 Vulnerable ·Platform
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2004-0318
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8p23-49qp-93f7
References
More Platform Lsf vulnerabilities
- TI-2004-00286 Buffer overflow in eauth in Load Sharing Facility 4.x, 5.x, and 6.x allows local users or… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
Sources
- CVE-2004-0318 · CVE Program
- CVE-2004-0318 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8p23-49qp-93f7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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