PT-2006-6384 · Pbs · Torque Resource Manager

Lus Miguel Ferreira Da Silva · Published 2006-11-03 · Updated 2018-10-17 · CVE-2006-5677

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

7.2

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: TORQUE Resource Manager versions 2.0.0p8 and earlier

Description: The issue allows local users to create arbitrary files via a symlink attack on job output files in /usr/spool/PBS/spool and possibly job files in /usr/spool/PBS/mom priv/jobs. This is due to a flaw in the resmom/start exec.c component of pbs mom in TORQUE Resource Manager.

Recommendations: For versions 2.0.0p8 and earlier, consider restricting access to the /usr/spool/PBS/spool and /usr/spool/PBS/mom priv/jobs directories to minimize the risk of exploitation. As a temporary workaround, monitor these directories closely for any suspicious activity. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Related Identifiers

CVE-2006-5677

Affected Products

Torque Resource Manager

References · 7

• http://securityfocus.com/bid/20632 · Patch
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2006-5677 · Security Note
• http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-200611-14.xml · Vendor Advisory
• http://csirt.fe.up.pt/docs/TORQUE-audit.pdf · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/449248/100/200/threaded · Note
• http://securityreason.com/securityalert/1820 · Note
• http://vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4651 · Note