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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.5

CVE-2022-31251 json

slurm: %post for slurm-testsuite operates as root in user owned directory

published 2022-09-07 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-52828

cvss
6.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 11%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A Incorrect Default Permissions vulnerability in the packaging of the slurm testsuite of openSUSE Factory allows local attackers with control over the slurm user to escalate to root. This issue affects: openSUSE Factory slurm versions prior to 22.05.2-3.3.

Patch / fix

  • SUSE openSUSE Factory 22.05.2-3.3
  • slurm_22_05 SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS 22.05.5-150200.5.3.2
  • pdsh SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS 2.34-150200.4.6.2
  • pdsh_slurm_20_11 openSUSE Leap 15.4, openSUSE Leap 15.3 2.34-150200.4.6.2
  • pdsh_slurm_22_05 SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP2-LTSS, SLE High Performance Computing 15 SP2-ESPOS 2.34-150200.4.6.2
  • slurm_22_05 SLE Module for HPC 15 SP4, SLE Module for HPC 15 SP3, openSUSE Leap 15.4 +1 more 22.05.5-150300.7.3.2
  • pdsh SLE Module for HPC 15 SP4, SLE Module for HPC 15 SP3, openSUSE Leap 15.4 +1 more 2.34-150300.35.2
  • pdsh_slurm_22_05 SLE Module for HPC 15 SP4, SLE Module for HPC 15 SP3, openSUSE Leap 15.4 +1 more 2.34-150300.35.2
  • slurm_22_05 SLE Module for HPC 12 22.05.5-3.3.5

suse advisories SUSE-RU-2022:4362-1SUSE-RU-2022:4361-1SUSE-RU-2022:4348-1SUSE-RU-2022:4297-1SUSE-SU-2022:3535-1SUSE-SU-2022:3497-1

Exploit prediction

0.21% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 11% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • bugzilla.suse.com https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1201674 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
NVD 3.1 6.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Affected products

  • SUSE openSUSE Factory

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.