Summary
The device-mapper-multipath packages provide tools that use the device-mapper multipath kernel module to manage multipath devices.
Security Fix(es):
* device-mapper-multipath: multipathd: insecure handling of files in /dev/shm leading to symlink attack (CVE-2022-41973)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 4
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 9 | device-mapper-multipath | 0.8.7-20.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | device-mapper-multipath-devel | 0.8.7-20.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | device-mapper-multipath-libs | 0.8.7-20.el9 |
| AlmaLinux · 9 | kpartx | 0.8.7-20.el9 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Unscored —
multipath-tools 0.7.7 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root access, as exploited in conjunction …