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CVE-2022-41973

🗓️ 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00Reported by mitreType 
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 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 10 Media mentions👁 326 Views🌐 WEB

multipath-tools 0.7.7 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root acces

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zdt
zdt		Ubuntu Server snap-confine must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms() Race Condition Vulnerability
10 Dec 202200:00
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attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2022-41974
29 Oct 202219:15
–attackerkb
attackerkb
ATTACKERKB		CVE-2022-41973
29 Oct 202218:15
–attackerkb
nessus
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2023 : device-mapper-multipath, device-mapper-multipath-devel, device-mapper-multipath-libs (ALAS2023-2023-126)
21 Mar 202300:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2023 : device-mapper-multipath, device-mapper-multipath-devel, device-mapper-multipath-libs (ALAS2023-2023-141)
23 Mar 202300:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus		Amazon Linux 2 : device-mapper-multipath (ALAS-2022-1883)
7 Dec 202200:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus		Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0177: device-mapper-multipath (ALINUX3-SA-2022:0177)
14 May 202500:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus		Alibaba Cloud Linux 3 : 0066: device-mapper-multipath (ALINUX3-SA-2023:0066)
14 May 202500:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus		AlmaLinux 9 : device-mapper-multipath (ALSA-2023:2459)
14 May 202300:00
–nessus
nessus
Tenable Nessus		AlmaLinux 8 : device-mapper-multipath (ALSA-2023:2948)
20 May 202300:00
–nessus
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opensvcmultipath-toolsRange0.7.7–0.9.2
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fedoraprojectfedoraMatch36
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debiandebian_linuxMatch10.0
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
failed_wwidspath/dev/shm/multipathSymlink-based attack in multipathd allows creation of a restricted directory under /dev/shm/multipath for AppArmor bypass and privilege escalation.CWE-59
VBOX_HARDDISK_VB60265ca5-df119cb6.177path/dev/shm/multipathSymlink-based attack in multipathd allows creation of a restricted directory under /dev/shm/multipath for AppArmor bypass and privilege escalation.CWE-59
VBOX_HARDDISK_VB60265ca5-df119cb6.177path/dev/shm/multipath/failed_wwidsSymlink attack path that enables arbitrary file creation via /dev/shm/multipath/failed_wwids used in exploitation chain.CWE-59

CVEnew

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 multipathd due to incorrect symli... https://t.co/sV2xD2FjBt

CVEnew

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 can bypass access controls and man... https://t.co/laXYrLnJ1E

VulnThreatRsrch

RT: 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 can bypass access controls and man..…

ColorTokensInc

Emerging Vulnerability Found 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... See https://t.co/7hEb40AtjQ

threatintelctr

NEW: 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 ... (click for more) https://t.co/W6ehQgYawB

threatintelctr

NEW: 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 sym... (click for more) https://t.co/8imFlsatzj

threatintelctr

NEW: 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 sym... (click for more) Severity: HIGH https://t.co/8imFlss4qR

security_oso

Authorization bypass and symlink attack in multipathd (CVE-2022-41974 and CVE-2022-41973) https://t.co/mWcCA7ebUX #AppSec #CVSS #cybersecurity

www_sesin_at

New post from https://t.co/9KYxtdZjkl (CVE-2022-41973 | multipath-tools up to 0.9.1 multipathd /dev/shm symlink (ID 169611)) has been published on https://t.co/N78IeuzWC6

WolfgangSesin

New post from https://t.co/uXvPWJy6tj (CVE-2022-41973 | multipath-tools up to 0.9.1 multipathd /dev/shm symlink (ID 169611)) has been published on https://t.co/Ql7XG9Zq2U

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17 Jun 2026 05:04Current
7.9High risk
Vulners AI Score7.9
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00677
CWE-59
cve-2022-41973multipath-toolslocal usersroot accesssymlink handlinglocal privilege escalation
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