--- title: 'USN-8197-1: Slurm vulnerability | Ubuntu security notices' description: Ubuntu is an open source software operating system that runs from the desktop, to the cloud, to all your internet connected things. url: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8197-1 --- 1. [Ubuntu Security Notices](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices) 2. USN-8197-1 --- # USN-8197-1: Slurm vulnerability Publication date 22 April 2026 Overview Slurm could be made to send data to an arbitrary unix socket on the host. Releases [18.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=bionic) [16.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=xenial) [14.04 LTS](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices?release=trusty) --- Open side navigation ## Packages * [slurm-llnl](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves?package=slurm-llnl) - Simple Linux Utility for Resource Management ## Details It was discovered that Slurm did not properly handle access control when dealing with RPC traffic through PMI2 and PMIx, which could allow an unprivileged user to send data to an arbitrary unix socket on the host. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code as the root user. ## 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.](https://ubuntu.com/security/cves/about#security) The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: | Ubuntu Release | Package Version | | --- | --- | | 18.04 LTS bionic | [libpam-slurm](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm5   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libpmi0](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm5   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libpmi2-0](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm5   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libslurm32](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm5   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libslurmdb32](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm5   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurm-client](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm5   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurm-wlm](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm5   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurmctld](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm5   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurmd](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm5   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurmdbd](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  17.11.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm5   Ubuntu Pro | | | | 16.04 LTS xenial | [libpam-slurm](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm6   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libpmi0](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm6   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libslurm29](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm6   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libslurmdb29](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm6   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurm-client](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm6   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurm-llnl](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm6   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurm-wlm](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm6   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurmctld](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm6   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurmd](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm6   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurmdbd](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  15.08.7-1ubuntu0.1~esm6   Ubuntu Pro | | | | 14.04 LTS trusty | [libpam-slurm](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm7   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libpmi0](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm7   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libslurm26](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm7   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [libslurmdb26](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm7   Ubuntu Pro | | | | [slurm-llnl](https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/slurm-llnl) –  2.6.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm7   Ubuntu Pro | | | --- ### Reduce your security exposure Ubuntu Pro provides ten-year security coverage to 25,000+ packages in Main and Universe repositories, and it is free for up to five machines. [Get Ubuntu Pro](https://ubuntu.com/pro) ## References * [CVE-2022-29501](https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-29501) ## Related notices * [USN-6458-1](https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6458-1)