ALSA-2024:2199

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    ALSA-2024:2199

    Published: 30 Apr 2024Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Important: pmix security update

    Details: The Process Management Interface (PMI) provides process management functions for MPI implementations. PMI Exascale (PMIx) provides an extended version of the PMI standard specifically designed to support clusters up to and including exascale sizes. Security Fix(es): * pmix: race condition allows attackers to obtain ownership of arbitrary files (CVE-2023-41915) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2199, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-41915, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2238898, https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2024-2199.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: pmix

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/pmix

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -3.2.3-5.el9

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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