msrc_cve-2022-41973
Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft
Published
2022-10-02 00:00
Modified
2022-11-09 00:00
Summary
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 symlink handling which could lead to controlled file writes outside of the /dev/shm directory. This could be used indirectly for local privilege escalation to root.

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Additional Resources
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    }
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}


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