# CVE-2022-41973: device-mapper-multipath: The device-mapper-multipath packages provide tools that use the device-mapper multipath kernel module to manage multi...

CVE-2022-41973 is fixed in 14 products on 1 platform, first by kpartx 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1, released October 24, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-41973
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.8 (Moderate)
- EPSS: 0.0068
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Oct 24, 2022

## Description

The device-mapper-multipath packages provide tools that use the device-mapper multipath kernel module to manage multipath devices.  Security Fix(es):  * device-mapper-multipath: multipathd: insecure handling of files in /dev/shm leading to symlink attack (CVE-2022-41973)  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.  Additional Changes:  For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Release Notes linked from the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath RHEL 8 | 0:0.8.4-37.el8 | [RHSA-2023:2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2948.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath RHEL 9 | 0:0.8.7-20.el9 | [RHSA-2023:2459](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2459.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath almalinux 8 | 0.8.4-37.el8 | [ALSA-2023:2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2948.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath almalinux 9 | 0.8.7-20.el9 | [ALSA-2023:2459](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2459.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath amzn 2023 | 0.8.7-16.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-126](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-126.md) | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath ol 8 | 0:0.8.4-37.el8 | [ELSA-2023-2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2948.md) | May 24, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath ol 9 | 0:0.8.7-20.el9 | [ELSA-2023-2459](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2459.md) | May 15, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 0.8.7-16.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-126](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-126.md) | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-debugsource amzn 2023 | 0.8.7-16.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-126](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-126.md) | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-devel RHEL 8 | 0:0.8.4-37.el8 | [RHSA-2023:2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2948.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-devel RHEL 9 | 0:0.8.7-20.el9 | [RHSA-2023:2459](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2459.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-devel almalinux 8 | 0.8.4-37.el8 | [ALSA-2023:2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2948.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-devel almalinux 9 | 0.8.7-20.el9 | [ALSA-2023:2459](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2459.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-devel amzn 2023 | 0.8.7-16.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-126](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-126.md) | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-devel ol 8 | 0:0.8.4-37.el8 | [ELSA-2023-2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2948.md) | May 24, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-devel ol 9 | 0:0.8.7-20.el9 | [ELSA-2023-2459](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2459.md) | May 15, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-libs RHEL 8 | 0:0.8.4-37.el8 | [RHSA-2023:2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2948.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-libs RHEL 9 | 0:0.8.7-20.el9 | [RHSA-2023:2459](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2459.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-libs almalinux 8 | 0.8.4-37.el8 | [ALSA-2023:2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2948.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-libs almalinux 9 | 0.8.7-20.el9 | [ALSA-2023:2459](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2459.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-libs amzn 2023 | 0.8.7-16.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-126](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-126.md) | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-libs ol 8 | 0:0.8.4-37.el8 | [ELSA-2023-2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2948.md) | May 24, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-libs ol 9 | 0:0.8.7-20.el9 | [ELSA-2023-2459](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2459.md) | May 15, 2023 |
| Linux | device-mapper-multipath-libs-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 0.8.7-16.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-126](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-126.md) | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Linux | kpartx RHEL 8 | 0:0.8.4-37.el8 | [RHSA-2023:2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2948.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | kpartx RHEL 9 | 0:0.8.7-20.el9 | [RHSA-2023:2459](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2459.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | kpartx Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1 | [kpartx 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-kpartx-0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1.md) | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Linux | kpartx Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 0.8.8-1ubuntu1.22.04.1 | [kpartx 0.8.8-1ubuntu1.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-kpartx-0.8.8-1ubuntu1.22.04.1.md) | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Linux | kpartx almalinux 8 | 0.8.4-37.el8 | [ALSA-2023:2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2948.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | kpartx almalinux 9 | 0.8.7-20.el9 | [ALSA-2023:2459](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2459.md) | May 9, 2023 |
| Linux | kpartx amzn 2023 | 0.8.7-16.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-126](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-126.md) | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Linux | kpartx ol 8 | 0:0.8.4-37.el8 | [ELSA-2023-2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2948.md) | May 24, 2023 |
| Linux | kpartx ol 9 | 0:0.8.7-20.el9 | [ELSA-2023-2459](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2459.md) | May 15, 2023 |
| Linux | kpartx-boot Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1 | [kpartx-boot 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-kpartx-boot-0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1.md) | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Linux | kpartx-boot Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 0.8.8-1ubuntu1.22.04.1 | [kpartx-boot 0.8.8-1ubuntu1.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-kpartx-boot-0.8.8-1ubuntu1.22.04.1.md) | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Linux | kpartx-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 0.8.7-16.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-126](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-126.md) | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Linux | libdmmp RHEL 8 | 0:0.8.4-37.el8 | [RHSA-2023:2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-2948.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | libdmmp almalinux 8 | 0.8.4-37.el8 | [ALSA-2023:2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2023-2948.md) | May 16, 2023 |
| Linux | libdmmp amzn 2023 | 0.8.7-16.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-126](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-126.md) | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Linux | libdmmp ol 8 | 0:0.8.4-37.el8 | [ELSA-2023-2948](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2023-2948.md) | May 24, 2023 |
| Linux | libdmmp-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 0.8.7-16.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-126](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-126.md) | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Linux | libdmmp-devel amzn 2023 | 0.8.7-16.amzn2023.0.1 | [ALAS2023-2023-126](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2023-126.md) | Mar 7, 2023 |
| Linux | multipath-tools Debian 11.6 (bullseye) | 0.8.5-2+deb11u1 | [DSA-5366-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/dsa-5366-1.md) | Mar 1, 2023 |
| Linux | multipath-tools Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 0.9.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41973](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-41973.md) | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Linux | multipath-tools Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 0.9.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41973](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-41973.md) | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Linux | multipath-tools Debian 14 | 0.9.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2022-41973](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2022-41973.md) | Oct 29, 2022 |
| Linux | multipath-tools Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1 | [multipath-tools 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-multipath-tools-0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1.md) | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Linux | multipath-tools Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 0.8.8-1ubuntu1.22.04.1 | [multipath-tools 0.8.8-1ubuntu1.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-multipath-tools-0.8.8-1ubuntu1.22.04.1.md) | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Linux | multipath-tools-boot Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1 | [multipath-tools-boot 0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-focal-multipath-tools-boot-0.8.3-1ubuntu2.1.md) | Oct 24, 2022 |
| Linux | multipath-tools-boot Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 0.8.8-1ubuntu1.22.04.1 | [multipath-tools-boot 0.8.8-1ubuntu1.22.04.1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/ubuntu-jammy-multipath-tools-boot-0.8.8-1ubuntu1.22.04.1.md) | Oct 24, 2022 |

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