CVE-2009-0115
The Device Mapper multipathing driver (aka multipath-tools or device-mapper-multipath) 0.4.8, as used in SUSE openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Fedora, and possibly other operating systems, uses world-writable permissions for the socket…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The Device Mapper multipathing driver (aka multipath-tools or device-mapper-multipath) 0.4.8, as used in SUSE openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Fedora, and possibly other operating systems, uses world-writable permissions for the socket file (aka /var/run/multipathd.sock), which allows local users to send arbitrary commands to the multipath daemon.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.49% probability · 41th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- christophe.varoqui/multipath-tools · fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · avaya/intuity audix lx · avaya/message networking · avaya/messaging storage server · novell/open enterprise server · opensuse/opensuse · suse/linux enterprise desktop · suse/linux enterprise server · juniper/ctpview
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://download.opensuse.org/update/10.3-test/repodata/patch-kpartx-6082.xmlBroken Link, Exploit
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691Third Party Advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705Third Party Advisory
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-0115Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.htmlBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34694Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34710Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34759Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-128.htmThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1767Third Party Advisory
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528Permissions Required
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9214Broken Link
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00231.htmlMailing List
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00236.htmlMailing List
- http://download.opensuse.org/update/10.3-test/repodata/patch-kpartx-6082.xmlBroken Link, Exploit
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691Third Party Advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705Third Party Advisory
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-0115Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.htmlBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34694Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34710Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.