SB20240806351 - Amazon Linux AMI update for device-mapper-multipath
Published: August 6, 2024
Breakdown by Severity
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-3787)
CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrectly implemented authorization process within multipathd daemon caused by insufficient patch for #VU68722 (CVE-2022-41974). A local unprivileged user can bypass build-in authorization and execute privileged commands on the system.2) UNIX symbolic link following (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41973)
CWE-ID: CWE-61 - UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
CVSSv4: 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
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.
3) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-41974)
CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
CVSSv4: 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
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrectly implemented authorization process within multipathd daemon. A local unprivileged user can bypass build-in authorization and execute privileged commands on the system.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.