pkg_postinst in the Gentoo ebuild for Slurm through 22.05.3 unnecessarily calls chown to…
Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-732Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00373 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-36770
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7f2x-wwj8-9hwf
References
Exploit 1
Sources
- CVE-2020-36770 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-36770 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7f2x-wwj8-9hwf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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