PT-2019-10300 · Univa · Univa Grid Engine

Published 2019-07-30 · Updated 2020-08-24 · CVE-2018-20871

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Univa Grid Engine versions prior to 8.6.3

Description: The issue arises when Univa Grid Engine is configured for Docker jobs and execd spooling on root squash, leading to weak file permissions with "other" write access in certain cases.

Recommendations: For versions prior to 8.6.3, update to version 8.6.3 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Incorrect Permission

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-732

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-20871

Affected Products

Univa Grid Engine

References · 6

• http://univa.com/resources/files/Release_Notes_Univa_Grid_Engine_8.6.6.pdf · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-20871 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-20871 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20871 · Security Note
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20871 · Security Note
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-20871 · Vendor Advisory