multipath-tools 0.7.0 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root access, as exploited alone or in conjunction with CVE-2022-41973. Local users able to write to UNIX domain sockets can bypass access controls and manipulate the multipath setup. This can lead to local privilege escalation to root. This occurs because an attacker can repeat a keyword, which is mishandled because arithmetic ADD is used instead of bitwise OR.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade kpartxUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-devel | Oct 27, 2022 | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade multipath-tools | Mar 21, 2024 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade kpartxUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath | Dec 7, 2022 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade kpartxUpgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debugsourceUpgrade libdmmp-debuginfoUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade kpartx-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfoUpgrade kpartxUpgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade kpartx-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debugsourceUpgrade libdmmp-debuginfo | Oct 26, 2022 | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade multipath-tools | Dec 30, 2022 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2023173 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2024120 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Mar 26, 2024 |
| F5 Big Ip | — | — | Dec 6, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade sys-fs/multipath-tools. | Nov 27, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade kpartxUpgrade multipath-tools | Feb 13, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade kpartxUpgrade multipath-tools | Mar 8, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath | Jun 9, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libs | Feb 9, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade kpartxUpgrade multipath-tools | Mar 9, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Apr 11, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-devel | Oct 26, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debugsourceUpgrade libdmmp-debuginfoUpgrade kpartx-debuginfoUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath | Oct 26, 2022 | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade kpartx-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debugsourceUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libdmmp-debuginfoUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-devel | Mar 12, 2024 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libdmmp0_1_0Upgrade libdmmp0_2_0Upgrade multipath-toolsUpgrade kpartxUpgrade multipath-tools-develUpgrade multipath-tools-rbdUpgrade libmpath0Upgrade libdmmp-devel | Oct 26, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade multipath-tools | Nov 18, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Oct 29, 2022 |
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