Is CVE-2023-41915 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2023-41915 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2023-41915?

CVE-2023-41915 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2023-41915?

CVE-2023-41915 has an EPSS score of 1.12% (62th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2023-41915?

Upgrade pmix on debian 11 to 4.0.0-4.1+deb11u1 or later. Fixes are available for 25 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2023-41915

HIGH

8.1

CVSS v3

NVD

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.

CWE-362Race Condition

How to fix

Remediation Available

pmixDebian

Fixed in:4.0.0-4.1+deb11u1CVE-2023-41915

Fixed in:4.2.2-1+deb12u1CVE-2023-41915

Fixed in:5.0.1-1CVE-2023-41915

pmixRocky

Fixed in:0:2.2.5-3.el8RHSA-2024:3008

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmixRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.2.5-3.el8RHSA-2024:3008

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:2.2.5-3.el8RHSA-2024:3008

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.2.5-3.el8RHSA-2024:3008

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.2.5-3.el8RHSA-2024:3008

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:2.2.5-3.el8RHSA-2024:3008

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-develRocky

Fixed in:0:2.2.5-3.el8RHSA-2024:3008

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:2.2.5-3.el8RHSA-2024:3008

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-pmiRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-pmiRocky

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-pmi-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-pmi-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-pmi-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-pmi-develRocky

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-toolsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-toolsRocky

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-tools-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

pmix-tools-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:3.2.3-5.el9RHSA-2024:2199

libpmi1-pmixUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6434-1

Fixed in:3.1.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6434-1

libpmi2-pmixUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6434-1

Fixed in:3.1.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6434-1

libpmix-binUbuntu

Fixed in:4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1USN-6434-1

libpmix2Ubuntu

Fixed in:2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6434-1

Fixed in:3.1.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6434-1

Fixed in:4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1USN-6434-1

pmixUbuntu

Fixed in:2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6434-1

Fixed in:3.1.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1USN-6434-1

Fixed in:4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1USN-6434-1

python3-pmixUbuntu

Fixed in:4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1USN-6434-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.12%probability of exploitation in 30 days

62ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 62% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory5

Release Notes2

Other references5

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-362 (Race Condition) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-6387	High	8.1	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-36884	High	7.5	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2018-15473	Medium	5.3	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27983	High	8.2	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0226	Medium	6.8	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-5195	High	7.0	84%	KEV	Fix

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