CVE-2023-41915

pmix: race condition allows attackers to obtain ownership of arbitrary files

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Severity

Important

Red Hat Product Security

8.1

CVSS 3.1

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Published · September 10, 2023

Updated · June 30, 2026

Description

OpenPMIx PMIx is vulnerable to a race condition during execution of library code with UID 0, which allows attackers to obtain ownership of arbitrary files.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE-362 · Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')