Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in TORQUE Resource Manager, possibly resulting in escalation of privileges or remote code execution.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| sys-cluster/torque | * | < 4.1.7 | >= 4.1.7, >= 2.5.13 (revision) |
TORQUE is a resource manager and queuing system based on OpenPBS.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in TORQUE Resource Manager. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
A context-dependent attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges, execute arbitrary code, or bypass security restrictions.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All TORQUE Resource Manager 4.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-cluster/torque-4.1.7"
All TORQUE Resource Manager 2.x users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-cluster/torque-2.5.13"
NOTE: One or more of the issues described in this advisory have been fixed in previous updates. They are included in this advisory for the sake of completeness. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by them.
TORQUE creates temporary files in an insecure manner which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
| Package | Arch | Vulnerable | Unaffected |
|---|---|---|---|
| sys-cluster/torque | * | < 2.1.6 | >= 2.1.6 |
TORQUE is a resource manager providing control over batch jobs and distributed compute nodes.
TORQUE creates temporary files with predictable names. Please note that the TORQUE package shipped in Gentoo Portage is not vulnerable in the default configuration. Only systems with more permissive access rights to the spool directory are vulnerable.
A local attacker could create links in the temporary file directory, pointing to a valid file somewhere on the filesystem. This could lead to the execution of arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
Ensure that untrusted users don't have write access to the spool directory.
All TORQUE users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-cluster/torque-2.1.6"