CVE-2023-41915

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

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
pmix	24.04 LTS noble	Vulnerable
	23.10 mantic	Ignored
	23.04 lunar	Ignored
	22.04 LTS jammy	Fixed 4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1 Ubuntu Pro
	20.04 LTS focal	Fixed 3.1.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro
	18.04 LTS bionic	Fixed 2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 Ubuntu Pro
	16.04 LTS xenial	Ignored
	14.04 LTS trusty	Ignored

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Patch details

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Package	Patch details
pmix	Upstream: da03693 Upstream: 0bf9801

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

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-6434-1
PMIx vulnerability
17 October 2023