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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.8
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade libdmmpUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade 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-libsUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade kpartx | Dec 7, 2022 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debugsourceUpgrade libdmmp-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfoUpgrade kpartx-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libdmmp-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade kpartx-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debugsourceUpgrade libdmmp-devel | 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 multipath-toolsUpgrade kpartx | Mar 8, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath | Jun 9, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-devel | Feb 9, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade multipath-toolsUpgrade kpartx | Mar 9, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Nutanix Ahv | — | Upgrade Nutanix AHV to the latest version | Jun 5, 2026 | Apr 11, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade libdmmp-devel | Oct 26, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debugsourceUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade kpartx-debuginfoUpgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libdmmp-debuginfo | Oct 26, 2022 | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libdmmp-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debugsourceUpgrade kpartx-debuginfoUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath | Mar 12, 2024 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libmpath0Upgrade multipath-tools-rbdUpgrade multipath-tools-develUpgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade libdmmp0_2_0Upgrade kpartxUpgrade libdmmp0_1_0Upgrade multipath-tools | 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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