CVE-2023-41915
Publication date 9 September 2023
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
Cvss 3 Severity Score
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
Status
Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
---|---|---|
pmix | 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable
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22.04 LTS jammy |
Fixed 4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1
|
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20.04 LTS focal |
Fixed 3.1.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
|
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18.04 LTS bionic |
Fixed 2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
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|
16.04 LTS xenial | Ignored end of standard support | |
14.04 LTS trusty | Ignored end of standard support |
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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 |
References
Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)
- USN-6434-1
- PMIx vulnerability
- 17 October 2023
Other references
- https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix/commit/da036933c2795c1f40d0835e15f17e204e4daf0f (v4.2.6)
- https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix/commit/0bf9801a3017eb6ca411e158da39570ccb998c17 (v5.0.1)
- https://docs.openpmix.org/en/latest/security.html
- https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix/releases/tag/v5.0.1
- https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix/releases/tag/v4.2.6
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-41915