82179 : Son of Grid Engine setuid Core Dump Local Privilege Escalation
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Disclosure Date
2012-04-19

Description

Son of Grid Engine contains a flaw that may allow an attacker to gain access to unauthorized privileges. The issue is triggered when a core dump occurs, and it maintains setuid privileges, which may allow an attacker to gain escalated privileges.

Classification

Location: Local Access Required
Attack Type: Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity
Solution: Upgrade
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified

Solution

Upgrade to version 8.0.0e or higher, as it has been reported to fix this vulnerability. An upgrade is required as there are no known workarounds.

Products

University of Liverpool

Son of Grid Engine

8.0.0d

References

Related OSVDB ID: 82115 82181 82182 82183
Mail List Post: http://arc.liv.ac.uk/pipermail/sge-discuss/2012-April/000256.html
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://freecode.com/projects/son-of-grid-engine/releases/344593
Vendor URL: https://arc.liv.ac.uk/trac/SGE

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