# 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-202

- 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 0.7.0 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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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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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