SchedMD Slurm before 17.02.10 and 17.11.x before 17.11.5 allows SQL Injection attacks against SlurmDBD.
- Published
- Mar 15, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 2.0% · 80th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-89
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Report tools
Action score
40
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 2.0%
Affected systems
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- debian debian linux7.0
- debian debian linux8.0
- debian debian linux9.0
- schedmd slurmbefore 17.02.10.0
- schedmd slurm17.11.0.0 and later · before 17.11.5.0
- schedmd slurm17.11.0.0
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:7 | slurm-llnl | before 2.3.4-2+deb7u2 | 2.3.4-2+deb7u2 |
| Debian:8 | slurm-llnl | before 14.03.9-5+deb8u3 | 14.03.9-5+deb8u3 |
| Debian:9 | slurm-llnl | before 16.05.9-1+deb9u2 | 16.05.9-1+deb9u2 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | slurm | before 21.08.1-1.1 | 21.08.1-1.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh | before 2.33-7.18.1 | 2.33-7.18.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh | before 2.34-7.32.1 | 2.34-7.32.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh_slurm_18_08 | before 2.34-7.26.2 | 2.34-7.26.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh_slurm_18_08 | before 2.34-7.32.1 | 2.34-7.32.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh_slurm_20_02 | before 2.34-7.32.1 | 2.34-7.32.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh_slurm_20_02 | before 2.34-7.26.2 | 2.34-7.26.2 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | pdsh_slurm_20_11 | before 2.34-7.32.1 | 2.34-7.32.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | slurm | before 17.02.10-6.16.1 | 17.02.10-6.16.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | slurm_18_08 | before 18.08.9-3.5.1 | 18.08.9-3.5.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | slurm_20_02 | before 20.02.3-3.5.1 | 20.02.3-3.5.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | slurm_20_11 | before 20.11.4-3.5.1 | 20.11.4-3.5.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 | pdsh | before 2.33-7.6.1 | 2.33-7.6.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 15 | slurm_18_08 | before 18.08.9-1.5.2 | 18.08.9-1.5.2 |
Same product
schedmd: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2022-29502SchedMD Slurm 21.08.x through 20.11.x has Incorrect Access Control that leads to Escalation of Privileges.40Plan
- CVE-2020-27745Slurm before 19.05.8 and 20.x before 20.02.6 has an RPC Buffer Overflow in the PMIx MPI plugin.40Plan
- CVE-2019-12838SchedMD Slurm 17.11.x, 18.08.0 through 18.08.7, and 19.05.0 allows SQL Injection.40Plan
- CVE-2019-6438SchedMD Slurm before 17.11.13 and 18.x before 18.08.5 mishandles 32-bit systems.40Plan
- CVE-2023-49937An issue was discovered in SchedMD Slurm 22.05.x, 23.02.x, and 23.11.x.39Monitor
- CVE-2023-49934An issue was discovered in SchedMD Slurm 23.11.x.39Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| debian:slurm-llnl | 2.3.4-2+deb7u2 · Debian:7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:slurm | 21.08.1-1.1 · openSUSE:Tumbleweed | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:pdsh | 2.33-7.18.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:pdsh_slurm_18_08 | 2.34-7.26.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:pdsh_slurm_20_02 | 2.34-7.26.2 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:pdsh_slurm_20_11 | 2.34-7.32.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:slurm | 17.02.10-6.16.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:slurm_18_08 | 18.08.9-3.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:slurm_20_02 | 20.02.3-3.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:slurm_20_11 | 20.11.4-3.5.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for HPC 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
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Timeline
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No dated events beyond publication.
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
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No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
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No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-89 · Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Root cause
The query text is built by concatenating user input. The database cannot tell where the data ends and the command begins.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-89 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = '" + owner + "'");Fixed
const owner = req.query.owner;const rows = await db.query( "SELECT * FROM files WHERE owner = $1", [owner]);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Command Line Execution through SQL InjectionCAPEC-108likelihood: Low · Very High
- Object Relational Mapping InjectionCAPEC-109likelihood: Low · High
- SQL Injection through SOAP Parameter TamperingCAPEC-110likelihood: High · Very High
- Expanding Control over the Operating System from the DatabaseCAPEC-470Very High
- SQL InjectionCAPEC-66likelihood: High · High
- Blind SQL InjectionCAPEC-7likelihood: High · High
ATT&CK techniques
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References
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/04/msg00032.html
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2018/07/msg00029.html
- lists.schedmd.com/pipermail/slurm-announce/2018/000006.html
- www.debian.org/security/2018/dsa-4254
- www.schedmd.com/news.php?id=201
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.