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CVE-2022-41974

Improper Privilege Management

Published: Oct 29, 2022 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.8 IMPORTANT
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
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Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41974
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/269.html

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.

Weakness

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
Multipath-toolsOpensvc0.7.0 (including)0.9.2 (excluding)
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7RedHatdevice-mapper-multipath-0:0.4.9-136.el7_9*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatdevice-mapper-multipath-0:0.8.4-22.el8_6.2*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRedHatdevice-mapper-multipath-0:0.8.0-5.el8_1.1*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 Extended Update SupportRedHatdevice-mapper-multipath-0:0.8.3-3.el8_2.7*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update SupportRedHatdevice-mapper-multipath-0:0.8.4-10.el8_4.4*
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9RedHatdevice-mapper-multipath-0:0.8.7-7.el9_0.1*
Red Hat Virtualization 4 for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8RedHatredhat-virtualization-host-0:4.5.3-202211170828_8.6*
Multipath-toolsUbuntubionic*
Multipath-toolsUbuntudevel*
Multipath-toolsUbuntuesm-infra-legacy/trusty*
Multipath-toolsUbuntuesm-infra/bionic*
Multipath-toolsUbuntuesm-infra/focal*
Multipath-toolsUbuntuesm-infra/xenial*
Multipath-toolsUbuntufocal*
Multipath-toolsUbuntujammy*
Multipath-toolsUbuntukinetic*
Multipath-toolsUbuntutrusty*
Multipath-toolsUbuntutrusty/esm*
Multipath-toolsUbuntuupstream*
Multipath-toolsUbuntuxenial*

Potential Mitigations

References

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