# 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.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-10-29 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

## What to do

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## Related

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## References

- https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1202739
- https://github.com/opensvc/multipath-tools/releases/tag/0.9.2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/10/24/2
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/25
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/169611/Leeloo-Multipath-Authorization-Bypass-Symlink-Attack.html
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QIGZM5NOOMFDCITOLQEJNNX5SCRQLQVV/
- https://www.qualys.com/2022/10/24/leeloo-multipath/leeloo-multipath.txt
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/30/2
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Dec/4
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/170176/snap-confine-must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms-Race-Condition.html
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/12/msg00037.html
- https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5366
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-06

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