CVE catalog
CVE-2023-41915
pmix: CVE-2023-41915
- Severity
- High · CVSS 8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 1.23% · Oct 25, 2026
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.
Vulnerable and fixed packages
Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.
| Distribution | Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pmix | sid | 7.0.0~rc1-2 | fixed |
| Debian | pmix | forky | 7.0.0~rc1-2 | fixed |
| Debian | pmix | trixie | 5.0.7-1 | fixed |
| Debian | pmix | bookworm | 4.2.2-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Debian | pmix | bookworm-security | 4.2.2-1+deb12u1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | pmix | pro | 4.1.0-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pmix | pro | 4.1.0-3ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pmix | pro | 4.1.1~rc6-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pmix | pro | 4.1.2-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pmix | pro | 4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | pmix | pro | 4.1.0-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pmix | pro | 4.1.0-3ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pmix | pro | 4.1.1~rc6-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pmix | pro | 4.1.2-2ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | pmix | pro | 4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1 | fixed |
| Suse | pmix | linux enterprise module for hpc 15 sp4 | 3.2.3-150300.3.8.1 | fixed |
| Suse | pmix | linux enterprise module for hpc 15 sp5 | 3.2.3-150300.3.8.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | pmix | leap 15.4 | 3.2.3-150300.3.8.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | pmix | leap 15.5 | 3.2.3-150300.3.8.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | pmix | source | sid | 5.0.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1051729] |
| Debian | pmix | source | forky | 5.0.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1051729] |
| Debian | pmix | source | trixie | 5.0.1-1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1051729] |
| Debian | pmix | source | bookworm | 4.2.2-1+deb12u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1051729] |
| Ubuntu | pmix | deb | pro | 4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1 | Not reported | USN-6434-1 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | pmix | deb | pro | 4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-41915 | Not reported |
| Suse | pmix | rpm | linux enterprise module for hpc 15 sp4 | 3.2.3-150300.3.8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3859-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | pmix | rpm | linux enterprise module for hpc 15 sp5 | 3.2.3-150300.3.8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3859-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | pmix | rpm | leap 15.4 | 3.2.3-150300.3.8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3859-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | pmix | rpm | leap 15.5 | 3.2.3-150300.3.8.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:3859-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2024_3008.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41915]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DLA-3643-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DSA-5547-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:3859-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-41915]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/USN-6434-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-41915]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-41915.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-0995.json]
[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]