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TI-2022-20314 Aliases CVE-2022-41974GHSA-46cw-54vx-86g5

multipath-tools 0.7.0 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root…

Priority LOW 35CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00629 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 7 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 7 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:opensvc:multipath-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*0.7.0 to before 0.9.2VulnerableOpensvc
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:*36VulnerableFedoraproject
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*11.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:opensvc:multipath-tools:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 0.7.0 to before 0.9.2 Vulnerable ·Opensvc
  • cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:11.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 7 advisories

  • RHSA-2022:8598 Released 2022-11-22 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Virtualization Host security update [ovirt-4.5.3-1]
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8 redhat-virtualization-host-4.5.3-202211170828_8.6, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-4.5.3-202211170828_8.6
  • RHSA-2022:7191 Released 2022-10-27 · Red Hat rating Important
    device-mapper-multipath security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.4) device-mapper-multipath-0.8.4-10.el8_4.4
  • RHSA-2022:7192 Released 2022-10-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    device-mapper-multipath security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) device-mapper-multipath-0.8.4-22.el8_6.2
Show 4 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2022:7186 Released 2022-10-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    device-mapper-multipath security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-136.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-136.el7_9
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) device-mapper-multipath-0.4.9-136.el7_9
  • RHSA-2022:7188 Released 2022-10-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    device-mapper-multipath security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 8.2) device-mapper-multipath-0.8.3-3.el8_2.7
  • RHSA-2022:7187 Released 2022-10-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    device-mapper-multipath security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v. 8.1) device-mapper-multipath-0.8.0-5.el8_1.1
  • RHSA-2022:7185 Released 2022-10-25 · Red Hat rating Important
    device-mapper-multipath security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) device-mapper-multipath-0.8.7-7.el9_0.1

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2022:7192
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2022:7185
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v. 8.1)Fixed RHSA-2022:7187
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 8.2)Fixed RHSA-2022:7188
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.4)Fixed RHSA-2022:7191
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:7186
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:7186
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2022:7186
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 8Fixed RHSA-2022:8598
Not affected: 18 products
  • RHEL 8-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements)
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9)
  • Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 8.2)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v. 8.1)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v. 8.2)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.8.4)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB EUS (v.8.4)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server Optional (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation Optional (v. 7)

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-41974
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-46cw-54vx-86g5
  3. 2026-10-21 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  4. 2026-10-26 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile
  5. 2026-10-28 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
  6. 2026-11-05 Affected versions changed · Red Hat

References

Exploit 7

Advisory 6

Sources

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