vuln-ubuntu/data/osv/usn/USN-6434-1.json

{
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "id": "USN-6434-1",
  "summary": "pmix vulnerability",
  "details": "Francois Diakhate discovered that PMIx did not properly handle race \nconditions in the pmix library, which could lead to unwanted privilege\nescalation. An attacker could possibly use this issue to obtain ownership\nof an arbitrary file on the filesystem, under the default configuration\nof the application.\n",
  "aliases": [],
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2023-41915"
  ],
  "related": [],
  "published": "2023-10-17T15:54:31Z",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:31Z",
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS",
        "name": "pmix",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/pmix@2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/bionic"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "2.1.0~rc1-1",
        "2.1.0~rc1-2",
        "2.1.0~rc1-3",
        "2.1.0-1",
        "2.1.0-2",
        "2.1.1~rc1-1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libpmi1-pmix",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libpmi2-pmix",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libpmix2",
            "binary_version": "2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
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          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-41915",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS",
        "name": "pmix",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/pmix@3.1.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/focal"
      },
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        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.1.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "3.1.4-1",
        "3.1.4-1build1",
        "3.1.5-1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libpmi1-pmix",
            "binary_version": "3.1.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libpmi2-pmix",
            "binary_version": "3.1.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libpmix2",
            "binary_version": "3.1.5-1ubuntu0.1~esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
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          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-41915",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    },
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS",
        "name": "pmix",
        "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/pmix@4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/jammy"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "versions": [
        "4.1.0-3ubuntu1",
        "4.1.0-3ubuntu2",
        "4.1.1~rc6-1ubuntu1",
        "4.1.2-2ubuntu1"
      ],
      "ecosystem_specific": {
        "binaries": [
          {
            "binary_name": "libpmix-bin",
            "binary_version": "4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "libpmix2",
            "binary_version": "4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1"
          },
          {
            "binary_name": "python3-pmix",
            "binary_version": "4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1"
          }
        ],
        "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro: https://ubuntu.com/pro"
      },
      "database_specific": {
        "cves_map": {
          "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:22.04:LTS",
          "cves": [
            {
              "id": "CVE-2023-41915",
              "severity": [
                {
                  "type": "CVSS_V3",
                  "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
                },
                {
                  "type": "Ubuntu",
                  "score": "medium"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6434-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-41915"
    }
  ]
}