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CVE-2020-36770
pkg_postinst in the Gentoo ebuild for Slurm through 22.05.3 unnecessarily...
Vulnerability Description
pkg_postinst in the Gentoo ebuild for Slurm through 22.05.3 unnecessarily calls chown to assign root's ownership on files in the live root filesystem. This could be exploited by the slurm user to become the owner of root-owned files.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
ebuild for slurm
Vulnerable Versions:
0
Timeline
Official Publish:
January 15th, 2024
Last Modified:
June 20th, 2025
Added to House:
July 21st, 2026
CVSS Vectors
No vector data available
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.