QID 355243

Date Published: 2023-05-29

QID 355243: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for device-mapper-multipath : ALAS2023-2023-141

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. (
( CVE-2022-41974)

Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.

Solution

Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2023-2023-141 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.

Vendor References

ALAS2023-2023-141 - alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-141.html

CVEs related to QID 355243

CVE-2022-41974 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
ALAS2023-2023-141	amazon linux 2023		alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2023/ALAS-2023-141.html

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