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Red Hat: CVE-2022-41973: device-mapper-multipath: multipathd: insecure handling of files in /dev/shm leading to symlink attack (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C) | Oct 29, 2022 | May 15, 2023 | Nov 14, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
Oct 29, 2022
Added
May 15, 2023
Modified
Nov 14, 2025
Description
multipath-tools 0.7.7 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root access, as exploited in conjunction with CVE-2022-41974. Local users able to access /dev/shm can change symlinks in multipathd due to incorrect symlink handling, which could lead to controlled file writes outside of the /dev/shm directory. This could be used indirectly for local privilege escalation to root.
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