CVE-2023-41915

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    CVE-2023-41915

    Published: 9 Sept 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://docs.openpmix.org/en/latest/security.html, https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix/releases/tag/v4.2.6, https://github.com/openpmix/openpmix/releases/tag/v5.0.1, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/41xxx/CVE-2023-41915.json, https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/IFKIY6SNC3KQNZMVROWMIW6DI5XPNKQX/, 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/YDLWSMQYXF2ZGOQKCG26H6ZZA5FEH7HX/, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-41915, https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5547, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/3, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/10/6, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/07/11/3, https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/10/msg00048.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name:

    Purl:

    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -f20e0d5dc6b4028bd1edd469980c5f6ff71014ad

    Affected versions

    5.0.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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