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Debian 10 DLA-3643-1 Moderate Pmix Arbitrary File Overwrite

debian lts
Calendar Grey October 31, 2023
Dist Debian Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-1234-1 addresses libpng vulnerabilities, highlighting a critical memory corruption flaw. Users urged to update.
It was discovered that there was an arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in pmix, a library used in parallel/cluster computing
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Summary

Attackers could have obtained ownership of arbitrary files via a
symlink-related race condition during execution of library code with
UID 0.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
3.1.2-3+deb10u1.

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 LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



Package: pmix
Version: 3.1.2-3+deb10u1
CVE ID: CVE-2023-41915
Debian Bug: 1051729

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