USN-8236-1: Slurm vulnerabilities

Publication date

6 May 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in Slurm.


Packages

  • slurm-wlm - Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management

Details

It was discovered that Slurm did not correctly handle certain file system
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to modify files or
leak sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2023-41914)

Ryan Hall discovered that Slurm did not correctly enforce certain message
integrity checks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass
integrity checks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2023-49933)

Ryan Hall discovered that Slurm did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04
LTS. (CVE-2023-49937)

Ryan Hall discovered that Slurm did not correctly handle certain access
control mechanisms. An attacker could...

It was discovered that Slurm did not correctly handle certain file system
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to modify files or
leak sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2023-41914)

Ryan Hall discovered that Slurm did not correctly enforce certain message
integrity checks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to bypass
integrity checks. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04 LTS.
(CVE-2023-49933)

Ryan Hall discovered that Slurm did not correctly handle certain memory
operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04
LTS. (CVE-2023-49937)

Ryan Hall discovered that Slurm did not correctly handle certain access
control mechanisms. An attacker could possibly use this issue to modify
files or leak sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 22.04
LTS. (CVE-2023-49938)

It was discovered that Slurm did not correctly handle user promotion. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to promote themselves to an
administrator. (CVE-2025-43904)


Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart Slurm to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
24.04 LTS noble libpam-slurm –  23.11.4-1.2ubuntu5+esm1  
libpam-slurm-dev –  23.11.4-1.2ubuntu5+esm1  
libslurm-dev –  23.11.4-1.2ubuntu5+esm1  
slurm-wlm –  23.11.4-1.2ubuntu5+esm1  
slurmctld –  23.11.4-1.2ubuntu5+esm1  
slurmd –  23.11.4-1.2ubuntu5+esm1  
22.04 LTS jammy libpam-slurm –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm2  
libslurm-dev –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm2  
slurm-wlm –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm2  
slurmctld –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm2  
slurmd –  21.08.5-2ubuntu1+esm2  

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