Description
The (1) my_popenv_impl and (2) my_spawnv functions in src/condor_utils/my_popen.cpp and the (3) systemCommand function in condor_vm-gahp/vmgahp_common.cpp in Condor 7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4 does not properly check the return value of setuid calls, which might cause a subprocess to be created with root privileges and allow remote attackers to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Condor Condor
7.6.x before 7.6.10 and 7.8.x before 7.8.4affected
References
- http://condor-git.cs.wisc.edu/?p=condor.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=94e84ce4 ↗
- http://research.cs.wisc.edu/condor/manual/v7.6/8_3Stable_Release.html ↗
- http://research.cs.wisc.edu/condor/manual/v7.8/9_3Stable_Release.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/09/20/9 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2012-3490 ↗