Improper Authorization in multipath-tools - CVE-2022-3787

Vulnerability identifier: #VU69288

CSH Severity: Low

CVSSv4.0: 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-2022-3787

CWE-ID: CWE-285

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
multipath-tools

Software vendor:
christophe.varoqui.free.fr

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.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2138959