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RHEL 9 : pmix (RHSA-2024:2199)
high Nessus Plugin ID 194759
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Synopsis
The remote Red Hat host is missing a security update for pmix.Description
The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the RHSA-2024:2199 advisory.- 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 condition during execution of library code with UID 0. (CVE-2023-41915)
Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the RHEL pmix package based on the guidance in RHSA-2024:2199.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 194759
File Name: redhat-RHSA-2024-2199.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Agent: unix
Family: Red Hat Local Security Checks
Published: 4/30/2024
Updated: 5/2/2024
Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 7.6
Temporal Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-41915
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.1
Temporal Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pmix, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pmix-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pmix-pmi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pmix-pmi-devel, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pmix-tools
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/RedHat/release, Host/RedHat/rpm-list, Host/cpu
Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/30/2024
Vulnerability Publication Date: 9/9/2023
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2023-41915