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-multipathUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfoUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-devel | Dec 7, 2022 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade kpartx-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debugsourceUpgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade libdmmp-debuginfoUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade libdmmp-debuginfoUpgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade kpartx-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debugsourceUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfoUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath | 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 multipath-toolsUpgrade kpartx | 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 kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade device-mapper-multipath | Jun 9, 2023 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipath | 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-multipathUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade kpartxUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-devel | Oct 26, 2022 | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfoUpgrade kpartx-debuginfoUpgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfoUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debugsourceUpgrade libdmmp-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-sysvinitUpgrade kpartx | Oct 26, 2022 | Oct 25, 2022 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debugsourceUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-libsUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-develUpgrade kpartxUpgrade libdmmp-debuginfoUpgrade libdmmpUpgrade device-mapper-multipathUpgrade kpartx-debuginfoUpgrade device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo | Mar 12, 2024 | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libdmmp0_1_0Upgrade multipath-toolsUpgrade kpartxUpgrade libdmmp0_2_0Upgrade libdmmp-develUpgrade libmpath0Upgrade multipath-tools-develUpgrade multipath-tools-rbd | 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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