CVE-2023-41915 is a high-severity race condition vulnerability in OpenPMIx versions before 4.2.6 and 5.0.x before 5.0.1, affecting various Debian and Fedora distributions. This flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to gain ownership of arbitrary files when library code executes with root privileges. With a CVSS score of 8.1, it presents a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Currently, there is no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openpmix:openpmix:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.0.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:openpmix:openpmix:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
37CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:37:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
38CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:38:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
39CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:39:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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.
Sep 12, 2023pmix: race condition allows attackers to obtain ownership of arbitrary files
Sep 10, 2023