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CVE-2022-41974

🗓️ 29 Oct 2022 00:00:00Reported by mitreType 
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 cve🔗 web.nvd.nist.gov📰️ 10 Media mentions👁 555 Views🌐 WEB

multipath-tools 0.7.0 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root access, leading to local privilege escalation to root

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githubexploit
GithubExploit		Exploit for Race Condition in Canonical Snapd
1 Dec 202211:57
–githubexploit
zdt
zdt		Ubuntu Server snap-confine must_mkdir_and_open_with_perms() Race Condition Vulnerability
10 Dec 202200:00
–zdt
ibm
IBM Security Bulletins		Security Bulletin: IBM QRadar SIEM includes multiple components with known vulnerabilities
13 Feb 202313:10
–ibm
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
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opensvcmultipath-toolsRange0.7.0–0.9.2
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fedoraprojectfedoraMatch36
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debiandebian_linuxMatch10.0
debiandebian_linuxMatch11.0
ParameterPositionPathDescriptionCWE
PARAMrequest body@/org/kernel/linux/storage/multipathdAuthorization bypass via crafted command fingerprint using repeated keywords to access privileged multipathd commands.CWE-269
failed_wwidspath/dev/shm/multipathSymlink attack on /dev/shm/multipath enabling creation of /dev/shm/multipath/failed_wwids and arbitrary file manipulation when combined with auth bypass.CWE-269
VBOX_HARDDISK_VB60265ca5-df119cb6.177path/dev/shm/multipath/failed_wwidsSymlink attack creating a WWID file via /dev/shm/multipath/failed_wwids to escalate privileges.CWE-269

ColorTokensInc

Emerging Vulnerability Found 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 i... See https://t.co/ArgpUvp90l

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

WolfgangSesin

New post from https://t.co/uXvPWJy6tj (CVE-2022-41974 | multipath-tools up to 0.9.1 Unix Domain Socket access control (FEDORA-2022-6ec78b2586)) has been published on https://t.co/WrfHhf6SOk

www_sesin_at

New post from https://t.co/9KYxtdZjkl (CVE-2022-41974 | multipath-tools up to 0.9.1 Unix Domain Socket access control (FEDORA-2022-6ec78b2586)) has been published on https://t.co/wGx8pGOXop

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17 Jun 2026 05:04Current
7.4High risk
Vulners AI Score7.4
CVSS 3.17.8
EPSS0.00643
CWE-269
cve-2022-41974multipath-toolslocal usersroot accessprivilege escalation
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