Summary
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.
Fixed packages 5
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | pmix | 3.2.3-5.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | pmix-devel | 3.2.3-5.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | pmix-pmi | 3.2.3-5.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | pmix-pmi-devel | 3.2.3-5.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | pmix-tools | 3.2.3-5.el9 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
OpenPMIx PMIx before 4.2.6 and 5.0.x before 5.0.1 allows attackers to obtain ownership of arbitrary files via a race co…