#VU80882 Race condition in Openpmix - CVE-2023-41915
Published: September 19, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU80882
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-41915
CWE-ID: CWE-362
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Openpmix
Openpmix
Software vendor:
Openpmix
Openpmix
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a race condition when the PMIx library called is called by a process
running as uid 0. A local user can exploit the race and obtain ownership of an arbitrary file on the filesystem.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.