CVE-2023-41915
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.
02 Description
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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 68.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Important. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2023-09-09 00:00Z3 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-02 19:09Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2023-09-05
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-362Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')Class
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- fc72511a3aeed71d42e0fb46bf20cfad4a4a68b8630b4edf4cba034e820aa646
05 Affected products
06 References
- docs.openpmix.orghttps://docs.openpmix.org/en/latest/security.html
- github.comhttps://github.com/openpmix/openpmix/releases/tag/v5.0.1
- github.comhttps://github.com/openpmix/openpmix/releases/tag/v4.2.6
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-1185eca900https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFKIY6SNC3KQNZMVROWMIW6DI5XPNKQX/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-d6dbdf62adhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SYJ7IRNR6NHJMTNOV3E3W3D5MLDRDCJX/
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2023-155d2f22f1https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YDLWSMQYXF2ZGOQKCG26H6ZZA5FEH7HX/
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20231031 [SECURITY] [DLA 3643-1] pmix security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00048.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-5547https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5547
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240710 linux-distros application for CentOS Project's Hyperscale SIGhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/3
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240710 Re: linux-distros application for CentOS Project's Hyperscale SIGhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/4
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240710 Re: linux-distros application for CentOS Project's Hyperscale SIGhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/6
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20240710 Re: linux-distros application for CentOS Project's Hyperscale SIGhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/11/3
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- pmix Fixed in 2.2.5-3.el8
- pmix-devel Fixed in 2.2.5-3.el8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- pmix Fixed in 3.2.3-5.el9
- pmix-devel Fixed in 3.2.3-5.el9
- pmix-pmi Fixed in 3.2.3-5.el9
- pmix-pmi-devel Fixed in 3.2.3-5.el9
- pmix-tools Fixed in 3.2.3-5.el9
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- pmix Fixed in 2.2.5-3.el8
- pmix-devel Fixed in 2.2.5-3.el8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- pmix Fixed in 3.2.3-5.el9
- pmix-devel Fixed in 3.2.3-5.el9
- pmix-pmi Fixed in 3.2.3-5.el9
- pmix-pmi-devel Fixed in 3.2.3-5.el9
- pmix-tools Fixed in 3.2.3-5.el9
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- pmix Fixed in 4.2.2-1+deb12u1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- pmix Fixed in 5.0.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- pmix Fixed in 5.0.1-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS
- pmix Fixed in 2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS
- pmix Fixed in 4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.