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CVE-2023-41915

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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.

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https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5547

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/YDLWSMQYXF2ZGOQKCG26H6ZZA5FEH7HX/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SYJ7IRNR6NHJMTNOV3E3W3D5MLDRDCJX/

https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFKIY6SNC3KQNZMVROWMIW6DI5XPNKQX/

https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00048.html

https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix/releases/tag/v5.0.1

https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix/releases/tag/v4.2.6

https://docs.openpmix.org/en/latest/security.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/11/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/6

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/4

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-09-09

Updated: 2024-07-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0711

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