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CVE-2023-41915

Published: 9 September 2023

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
Priority reason:
arbitrary file write, in some cases under UID 0

Priority

High

Cvss 3 Severity Score

8.1

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
pmix
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
trusty Ignored
(end of standard support)
xenial Ignored
(end of standard support)
bionic
Released (2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
focal
Released (3.1.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
jammy
Released (4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1)
Available with Ubuntu Pro
lunar Needed

upstream
Released (5.0.1)
mantic Needed

Patches:
upstream: https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix/commit/da036933c2795c1f40d0835e15f17e204e4daf0f (v4.2.6)
upstream: https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix/commit/0bf9801a3017eb6ca411e158da39570ccb998c17 (v5.0.1)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 8.1
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