Debian: DSA-5547-1 Critical PMIx Race Condition Privilege Escalation
debian
November 4, 2023
Francois Diakhate reported that a race condition in pmix, a library implementing Process Management Interface (PMI) Exascale API, could allow a malicious user to obtain ownership o...
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Summary
For the oldstable distribution (bullseye), this problem has been fixed
in version 4.0.0-4.1+deb11u1.
For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 4.2.2-1+deb12u1.
We recommend that you upgrade your pmix packages.
For the detailed security status of pmix please refer to its security
tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/pmix
Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/
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Package: pmix
CVE ID: CVE-2023-41915
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