Security readout for executives and security teams
CVE-2013-4495 is a command-injection flaw in TORQUE Resource Manager before 4.2.6. A submitted job could place shell metacharacters in the email recipient option, causing unintended command execution when TORQUE sends mail. For organizations still running older HPC scheduler stacks, this is a serious legacy exposure. Exposure is most likely in HPC or compute-cluster environments running TORQUE Resource Manager before 4.2.6, especially where users can submit jobs remotely or self-service job submission is enabled. Treat this as a high-priority legacy infrastructure issue if TORQUE is still in use. The business risk is command execution on compute scheduling infrastructure, but urgency depends on whether affected versions remain deployed and who can submit jobs. Mitigation focus: Upgrade TORQUE Resource Manager to 4.2.6 or a vendor-fixed package.; Review Debian DSA-2796 if using Debian-packaged TORQUE components.; Check current Adaptive Computing or distribution guidance for supported upgrade paths..
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- DSA-2796CVE reference · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_DEBIAN
- https://www.adaptivecomputing.com/wp-content/uploads/releasenotes/releaseNotes-4.2.6.htmlCVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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