CVE-2009-0115
What it is
The Device Mapper multipathing driver (aka multipath-tools or device-mapper-multipath) 0.4.8, as used in SUSE openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Fedora, and possibly other operating systems, uses world-writable permissions for the socket file (aka /var/run/multipathd.sock), which allows local users to send arbitrary commands to the multipath daemon.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.5% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 7.8 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.5% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-732 · Incorrect permission assignment
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- christophe.varoqui multipath-tools 0.4.8
- Fedoraproject Fedora 9
- Fedoraproject Fedora 10
- Debian Linux 4.0
- Debian Linux 5.0
- Avaya Intuity Audix Lx 2.0
- Avaya Message Networking 3.1
- Avaya Messaging Storage Server 3.0
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 7.8
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
Read https://cve-list.com/agent/cve/CVE-2009-0115.md and follow it. Check whether this project is affected by CVE-2009-0115. Read only. Don't change anything and don't upload my code. Tell me yes, no or not sure, with the file as proof.
Fix and advisories
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34710
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34710
References
- http://download.opensuse.org/update/10.3-test/repodata/patch-kpartx-6082.xml
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-0115
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34694
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34710
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34759
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-128.htm
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1767
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528
- https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9214
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00231.html
- https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00236.html
- http://download.opensuse.org/update/10.3-test/repodata/patch-kpartx-6082.xml
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-0115
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html