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[gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201412-47 ] TORQUE Resource Manager: Multiple vulnerabilities

Posted on 26 December 2014
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201412-47
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http://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: High
Title: TORQUE Resource Manager: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 26, 2014
Bugs: #372959, #378805, #390167, #484320, #491270, #510726
ID: 201412-47

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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in TORQUE Resource Manager,
possibly resulting in escalation of privileges or remote code
execution.

Background
==========
TORQUE is a resource manager and queuing system based on OpenPBS.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-cluster/torque < 4.1.7 *>= 2.5.13
>= 4.1.7

Description
===========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in TORQUE Resource
Manager. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for
details.

Impact
======
A context-dependent attacker may be able to gain escalated privileges,
execute arbitrary code, or bypass security restrictions.

Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========
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.

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2011-2193
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2193
[ 2 ] CVE-2011-2907
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-2907
[ 3 ] CVE-2011-4925
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-4925
[ 4 ] CVE-2013-4319
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4319
[ 5 ] CVE-2013-4495
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2013-4495
[ 6 ] CVE-2014-0749
http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2014-0749

Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201412-47.xml

Concerns?
=========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2014 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5


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