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sge -- local root exploit in bundled rsh executable

Affected packages
sge < 5.3.6.20040330_1
6.* < sge < 6.0.7.1
sgeee < 5.3.6.20040330_1
6.* < sgeee < 6.0.7.1

Details

VuXML ID 57a0242d-8c4e-11da-8ddf-000ae42e9b93
Discovery 2005-12-23
Entry 2006-01-23

Sun Microsystems reports:

The SGE 6.0u7_1 release fixes a security bug which can allow malicious users to gain root access.

References

URL http://gridengine.sunsource.net/project/gridengine/news/SGE60u7_1-announce.html