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01 Record

CVE-2022-41974

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 Description

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

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
0.62% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 49.8% 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
Important. 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-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass
  • CWE-285Improper AuthorizationClass
Data version
5.1
Document digest
c9a4e4e838aa3b974320746845beca9ecfd38b71067e4c9c0058f813d679271d

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
debiandebian_linuxNot specified—
fedoraprojectfedoraNot specified—
opensvcmultipath-toolsNot specified—
redhatenterprise_linuxNot specified—
redhatrhel_e4sNot specified—
redhatrhel_eusNot specified—
redhatrhev_hypervisorNot specified—

06 References

07 Fixed in

AlmaLinux 8

  • device-mapper-multipath
    Fixed

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 0.8.4-22.el8_6.2
    • Affected before 0.8.4-28.el8_7.1
  • device-mapper-multipath-devel
    Fixed in 0.8.4-22.el8_6.2
  • device-mapper-multipath-libs
    Fixed in 0.8.4-22.el8_6.2
  • kpartx
    Fixed in 0.8.4-22.el8_6.2
  • libdmmp
    Fixed in 0.8.4-22.el8_6.2

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

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 0.8.7-12.el9_1.1
    • Affected before 0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
  • device-mapper-multipath-devel
    Fixed in 0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
  • device-mapper-multipath-libs
    Fixed in 0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
  • kpartx
    Fixed in 0.8.7-7.el9_0.1

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

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 0.8.4-22.el8_6.2
    • Affected before 0.8.4-28.el8_7.1
  • device-mapper-multipath-devel
    Fixed in 0.8.4-22.el8_6.2
  • device-mapper-multipath-libs
    Fixed in 0.8.4-22.el8_6.2
  • kpartx
    Fixed in 0.8.4-22.el8_6.2
  • libdmmp
    Fixed in 0.8.4-22.el8_6.2

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

    A version is affected if any line below covers it.

    • Affected before 0.8.7-12.el9_1.1
    • Affected before 0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
  • device-mapper-multipath-devel
    Fixed in 0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
  • device-mapper-multipath-libs
    Fixed in 0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
  • kpartx
    Fixed in 0.8.7-7.el9_0.1

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 14.04 LTS

  • multipath-tools
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS

  • multipath-tools
    No fix yet

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

  • multipath-tools
    Fixed in 0.7.4-2ubuntu3.2

Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. 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.