Vulnerability · Published Sep 9, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2023-41915
High 8.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in the pmix package (AlmaLinux). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | pmix | 2.2.5-3.el8 | ALSA-2024:3008 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | pmix | 3.2.3-5.el9 | ALSA-2024:2199 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | pmix-devel | 2.2.5-3.el8 | ALSA-2024:3008 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | pmix-devel | 3.2.3-5.el9 | ALSA-2024:2199 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | pmix-pmi | 3.2.3-5.el9 | ALSA-2024:2199 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | pmix-pmi-devel | 3.2.3-5.el9 | ALSA-2024:2199 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | pmix-tools | 3.2.3-5.el9 | ALSA-2024:2199 |
| Debian:12 | pmix | 4.2.2-1+deb12u1 | DSA-5547-1 |
| Debian:12 | pmix | 4.2.2-1+deb12u1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41915 |
| Debian:13 | pmix | 5.0.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41915 |
| Debian:14 | pmix | 5.0.1-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41915 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | pmix | 0:2.2.5-3.el8 | RLSA-2024:3008 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | pmix | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 | RLSA-2024:2199 |
Affected products (as reported)
References
- 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
- FEDORA-2023-1185eca900 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-d6dbdf62ad vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2023-155d2f22f1 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20231031 [SECURITY] [DLA 3643-1] pmix security update mailing-list
- DSA-5547 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20240710 linux-distros application for CentOS Project's Hyperscale SIG mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20240710 Re: linux-distros application for CentOS Project's Hyperscale SIG mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20240710 Re: linux-distros application for CentOS Project's Hyperscale SIG mailing-list
- [oss-security] 20240710 Re: linux-distros application for CentOS Project's Hyperscale SIG mailing-list