CVE-2023-41915

Publication date 9 September 2023

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

High

Why this priority?

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1 · High

Score breakdown

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.

Why is this CVE high priority?

arbitrary file write, in some cases under UID 0

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Status

Package Ubuntu Release Status
pmix 25.04 plucky
Not affected
24.10 oracular
Not affected
24.04 LTS noble
Vulnerable
23.10 mantic Ignored end of life, was needed
23.04 lunar Ignored end of life, was needed
22.04 LTS jammy
20.04 LTS focal
18.04 LTS bionic
16.04 LTS xenial Ignored end of standard support
14.04 LTS trusty Ignored end of standard support

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Patch details

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Package Patch details
pmix

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.1 · High
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact High
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H