SB2024043061 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for pmix
Published: April 30, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024043061
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Race condition (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41915)
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when the PMIx library called is called by a process
running as uid 0. A local user can exploit the race and obtain ownership of an arbitrary file on the filesystem.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.