Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2001-0891 is a local privilege escalation in the NQS batch scheduling daemon used by NQE 3.3.0.16 on CRAY UNICOS and SGI IRIX. A user who can submit jobs may be able to make the daemon run unintended memory operations and gain root access. This mainly matters for legacy high-performance or scientific computing environments. Exposure is likely limited to legacy systems running NQE 3.3.0.16 with nqsdaemon on CRAY UNICOS or SGI IRIX. Internet exposure is not the core issue; the attacker needs local job-submission capability. Environments with shared user access are more relevant than single-admin systems. Prioritize if the organization still operates CRAY UNICOS, SGI IRIX, or legacy NQE/NQS batch systems. For most modern enterprises, exposure is unlikely. For shared research or HPC environments, treat as high priority because a normal local user may become root. Mitigation focus: Identify any CRAY UNICOS or SGI IRIX hosts running NQE 3.3.0.16.; Review SGI advisory 20020101-01-I and current vendor or archive guidance.; Apply vendor-provided fixes if available for the affected legacy platform..
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- unicos-nqsd-format-string(7618)CVE reference · vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF
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