# CVE-2023-41915: pmix: The Process Management Interface (PMI) provides process management functions for MPI implementations CVE-2023-41915 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by libpmi1-pmix 2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1, released September 9, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-41915 - Priority: High - CVSS: 8.1 (Important) - EPSS: 0.0123 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Sep 9, 2023 ## Description The Process Management Interface (PMI) provides process management functions for MPI implementations. PMI Exascale (PMIx) provides an extended version of the PMI standard specifically designed to support clusters up to and including exascale sizes. Security Fix(es): * pmix: race condition allows attackers to obtain ownership of arbitrary files (CVE-2023-41915) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.10 Release Notes linked from the References section. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | libpmi1-pmix Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libpmi1-pmix 2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libpmi1-pmix-2.1.1-rc1-1ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | Sep 9, 2023 | | Linux | libpmi2-pmix Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libpmi2-pmix 2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libpmi2-pmix-2.1.1-rc1-1ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | Sep 9, 2023 | | Linux | libpmix-bin Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1 | [libpmix-bin 4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libpmix-bin-4.1.2-2ubuntu1-esm1.md) | Sep 9, 2023 | | Linux | libpmix2 Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | [libpmix2 2.1.1~rc1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-bionic-libpmix2-2.1.1-rc1-1ubuntu0.1-esm1.md) | Sep 9, 2023 | | Linux | libpmix2 Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1 | [libpmix2 4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-libpmix2-4.1.2-2ubuntu1-esm1.md) | Sep 9, 2023 | | Linux | pmix Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 4.0.0-4.1+deb11u1 | [DSA-5547-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5547-1.md) | Nov 4, 2023 | | Linux | pmix Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 4.2.2-1+deb12u1 | [DSA-5547-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5547-1.md) | Nov 4, 2023 | | Linux | pmix Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 5.0.1-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41915](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-41915.md) | Sep 9, 2023 | | Linux | pmix Debian 14 | 5.0.1-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2023-41915](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2023-41915.md) | Sep 9, 2023 | | Linux | pmix RHEL 8 | 0:2.2.5-3.el8 | [RHSA-2024:3008](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-3008.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | pmix RHEL 9 | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 | [RHSA-2024:2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2199.md) | Apr 30, 2024 | | Linux | pmix almalinux 8 | 2.2.5-3.el8 | [ALSA-2024:3008](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-3008.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | pmix almalinux 9 | 3.2.3-5.el9 | [ALSA-2024:2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2199.md) | Apr 30, 2024 | | Linux | pmix amzn 2023 | 3.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-363](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-363.md) | Sep 27, 2023 | | Linux | pmix ol 8 | 0:2.2.5-3.el8 | [ELSA-2024-3008](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-3008.md) | May 23, 2024 | | Linux | pmix ol 9 | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2199.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | pmix rocky 8 | 0:2.2.5-3.el8 | [RLSA-2024:3008](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-3008.md) | Jun 14, 2024 | | Linux | pmix rocky 9 | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 | [RLSA-2024:2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2024-2199.md) | May 7, 2025 | | Linux | pmix-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 3.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-363](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-363.md) | Sep 27, 2023 | | Linux | pmix-debugsource amzn 2023 | 3.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-363](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-363.md) | Sep 27, 2023 | | Linux | pmix-devel RHEL 8 | 0:2.2.5-3.el8 | [RHSA-2024:3008](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-3008.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-devel RHEL 9 | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 | [RHSA-2024:2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2199.md) | Apr 30, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-devel almalinux 8 | 2.2.5-3.el8 | [ALSA-2024:3008](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-3008.md) | May 22, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-devel almalinux 9 | 3.2.3-5.el9 | [ALSA-2024:2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2199.md) | Apr 30, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-devel amzn 2023 | 3.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-363](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-363.md) | Sep 27, 2023 | | Linux | pmix-devel ol 8 | 0:2.2.5-3.el8 | [ELSA-2024-3008](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-3008.md) | May 23, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-devel ol 9 | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2199.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-pmi RHEL 9 | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 | [RHSA-2024:2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2199.md) | Apr 30, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-pmi almalinux 9 | 3.2.3-5.el9 | [ALSA-2024:2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2199.md) | Apr 30, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-pmi amzn 2023 | 3.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-363](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-363.md) | Sep 27, 2023 | | Linux | pmix-pmi ol 9 | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2199.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-pmi-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 3.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-363](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-363.md) | Sep 27, 2023 | | Linux | pmix-pmi-devel RHEL 9 | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 | [RHSA-2024:2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2199.md) | Apr 30, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-pmi-devel almalinux 9 | 3.2.3-5.el9 | [ALSA-2024:2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2199.md) | Apr 30, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-pmi-devel amzn 2023 | 3.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-363](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-363.md) | Sep 27, 2023 | | Linux | pmix-pmi-devel ol 9 | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2199.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-tools RHEL 9 | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 | [RHSA-2024:2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2024-2199.md) | Apr 30, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-tools almalinux 9 | 3.2.3-5.el9 | [ALSA-2024:2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2024-2199.md) | Apr 30, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-tools amzn 2023 | 3.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-363](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-363.md) | Sep 27, 2023 | | Linux | pmix-tools ol 9 | 0:3.2.3-5.el9 | [ELSA-2024-2199](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2024-2199.md) | May 2, 2024 | | Linux | pmix-tools-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 3.2.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2023-363](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-363.md) | Sep 27, 2023 | | Linux | python3-pmix Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1 | [python3-pmix 4.1.2-2ubuntu1+esm1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-python3-pmix-4.1.2-2ubuntu1-esm1.md) | Sep 9, 2023 | --- Data as of 2026-11-09T01:18:40Z UTC. 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