SUSE update for multipath-tools

Published: 2022-10-26 | Updated: 2022-12-15

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2022-41973 CVE-2022-41974
CWE-ID	CWE-61 CWE-285
Exploitation vector	Local
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Server Operating systems & Components / Operating system multipath-tools Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kpartx-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component kpartx Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component multipath-tools-devel Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component multipath-tools-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component multipath-tools-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component
Vendor	SUSE

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) UNIX symbolic link following

EUVDB-ID: #VU68723

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41973

CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a symlink following issue. A local user can create a specially crafted symbolic link to a critical file on the system and overwrite it with privileges of the application.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in privilege escalation.

Mitigation

Update the affected package multipath-tools to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications: 12-SP5

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP5

multipath-tools: before 0.7.9+232+suse.cbc3754-3.14.1

kpartx-debuginfo: before 0.7.9+232+suse.cbc3754-3.14.1

kpartx: before 0.7.9+232+suse.cbc3754-3.14.1

multipath-tools-devel: before 0.7.9+232+suse.cbc3754-3.14.1

multipath-tools-debugsource: before 0.7.9+232+suse.cbc3754-3.14.1

multipath-tools-debuginfo: before 0.7.9+232+suse.cbc3754-3.14.1

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2022/suse-su-20223707-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Improper Authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU68722