high
7.8
CWE
264 732
Advisory Published
Updated

CVE-2009-0115

First published: Mon Mar 30 2009(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
christophe.varoqui multipath-tools=0.4.8
Fedora=9
Fedora=10
Debian=4.0
Debian=5.0
Avaya Intuity Audix LX=2.0
Avaya Intuity Audix LX=2.0-sp1
Avaya Intuity Audix LX=2.0-sp2
Avaya Message Networking=3.1
Avaya Modular Messaging Message Storage Server=3.0
Avaya Modular Messaging Message Storage Server=4.0
Avaya Modular Messaging Message Storage Server=5.0
SUSE Open Enterprise Server
openSUSE>=10.3<=11.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop with Beagle=9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=9
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server=10
juniper ctpview<7.1
juniper ctpview=7.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2009-0115?

    CVE-2009-0115 has a high severity rating due to its exploitation potential allowing unauthorized access through world-writable socket permissions.

  • How do I fix CVE-2009-0115?

    To resolve CVE-2009-0115, change the permissions of the socket file '/var/run/multipathd.sock' to restrict access to only authorized users.

  • What systems are affected by CVE-2009-0115?

    CVE-2009-0115 affects systems running multipath-tools version 0.4.8, including various SUSE, Fedora, and Debian distributions.

  • What are the potential risks associated with CVE-2009-0115?

    Exploitation of CVE-2009-0115 can lead to unauthorized access to system resources, manipulation of multipath configurations, or denial of service.

  • Is there a patch available for CVE-2009-0115?

    Yes, patches for CVE-2009-0115 are available from the respective Linux distribution maintainers to rectify the vulnerability.

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