Advisory Published

RHSA-2022:7185: Important: device-mapper-multipath security update

First published: Tue Oct 25 2022(Updated: )

The device-mapper-multipath packages provide tools that use the device-mapper multipath kernel module to manage multipath devices.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> device-mapper-multipath: Authorization bypass, multipathd daemon listens for client connections on an abstract Unix socket (CVE-2022-41974)</li> For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/device-mapper-multipath<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-debugsource<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-debugsource<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-libs<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-libs<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/kpartx<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/kpartx-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/kpartx-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/libdmmp-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/libdmmp-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/kpartx<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-debugsource<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-libs<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/kpartx<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/kpartx-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/libdmmp-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-debugsource<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-libs<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
redhat/kpartx<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
redhat/kpartx-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
redhat/libdmmp-debuginfo<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-devel<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-devel<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-devel<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1
redhat/device-mapper-multipath-devel<0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa
0.8.7-7.el9_0.1.aa

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of RHSA-2022:7185?

    RHSA-2022:7185 is classified as important due to an authorization bypass vulnerability in the device-mapper-multipath component.

  • How do I fix RHSA-2022:7185?

    To fix RHSA-2022:7185, upgrade the affected device-mapper-multipath packages to version 0.8.7-7.el9_0.1 or later.

  • Which packages are affected by RHSA-2022:7185?

    The affected packages include device-mapper-multipath, device-mapper-multipath-devel, and various debuginfo and library packages associated with them.

  • What type of vulnerability is described in RHSA-2022:7185?

    RHSA-2022:7185 describes an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows unauthorized clients to connect to the multipathd daemon.

  • Is there a specific command to check for the vulnerability in RHSA-2022:7185?

    You can check for the vulnerability in RHSA-2022:7185 by using package management commands to verify the installed version of the affected packages.

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