CVE-2022-41973
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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.68% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 52.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-10-29 00:00Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 12:56Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2022-09-30
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- d3c23b715b65b63148839d9587d59878b144344a0f5c476f0af6660b9be80b4e
05 Affected products
06 References
- bugzilla.suse.comhttps://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202739
- github.comhttps://github.com/opensvc/multipath-tools/releases/tag/0.9.2
- www.openwall.comhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/24/2
- seclists.org20221030 Authorization bypass and symlink attack in multipathd (CVE-2022-41974 and CVE-2022-41973)http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/25
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169611/Leeloo-Multipath-Authorization-Bypass-Symlink-Attack.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2022-6ec78b2586https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QIGZM5NOOMFDCITOLQEJNNX5SCRQLQVV/
- www.qualys.comhttps://www.qualys.com/2022/10/24/leeloo-multipath/leeloo-multipath.txt
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20221130 Race condition in snap-confine's must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms() (CVE-2022-3328)http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/30/2
- seclists.org20221208 Race condition in snap-confine's must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms() (CVE-2022-3328)http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/4
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170176/snap-confine-must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms-Race-Condition.html
- lists.debian.org[debian-lts-announce] 20221229 [SECURITY] [DLA 3250-1] multipath-tools security updatehttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00037.html
- www.debian.orgDSA-5366https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5366
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-202311-06https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-06
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- device-mapper-multipath Fixed in 0.8.4-37.el8
- device-mapper-multipath-devel Fixed in 0.8.4-37.el8
- device-mapper-multipath-libs Fixed in 0.8.4-37.el8
- kpartx Fixed in 0.8.4-37.el8
- libdmmp Fixed in 0.8.4-37.el8
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- device-mapper-multipath Fixed in 0.8.7-20.el9
- device-mapper-multipath-devel Fixed in 0.8.7-20.el9
- device-mapper-multipath-libs Fixed in 0.8.7-20.el9
- kpartx Fixed in 0.8.7-20.el9
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- device-mapper-multipath Fixed in 0.8.4-37.el8
- device-mapper-multipath-devel Fixed in 0.8.4-37.el8
- device-mapper-multipath-libs Fixed in 0.8.4-37.el8
- kpartx Fixed in 0.8.4-37.el8
- libdmmp Fixed in 0.8.4-37.el8
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- device-mapper-multipath Fixed in 0.8.7-20.el9
- device-mapper-multipath-devel Fixed in 0.8.7-20.el9
- device-mapper-multipath-libs Fixed in 0.8.7-20.el9
- kpartx Fixed in 0.8.7-20.el9
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 12
- multipath-tools Fixed in 0.9.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- multipath-tools Fixed in 0.9.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- multipath-tools Fixed in 0.9.4-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- multipath-tools Fixed in 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- multipath-tools Fixed in 0.8.8-1ubuntu1.22.04.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.