CVE Catalog

CVE-2014-0748

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Vulnerability in apinit on Cray devices with CLE before version 4.2.UP02 and 5.x before version 5.1.UP00, which does not use alpsauth data to validate the UID in a launch message. This allows local users to gain privileges via a modified aprun program.

Risk Assessment

Local users may gain unauthorized privileges, posing a risk of privilege escalation and potential security breaches in the system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to update the system to a version that includes fixes for this vulnerability to prevent local users from escalating their privileges.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

apinit on Cray devices with CLE before 4.2.UP02 and 5.x before 5.1.UP00 does not use alpsauth data to validate the UID in a launch message, which allows local users to gain privileges via a modified aprun program, aka ID FN5912.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS