# ALSA-2022:8453: device-mapper-multipath security update

ALSA-2022:8453, released November 15, 2022, fixes 2 CVEs in device-mapper-multipath (version 0.8.7-12.el9_1.1). None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2022-8453
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 15, 2022
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2022-41974, high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2022:8453

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [device-mapper-multipath](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/device-mapper-multipath.md) | almalinux 9 | 0.8.7-12.el9_1.1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2022-41974](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-41974.md) | High | multipath-tools-boot: multipath-tools 0.7.0 through 0.9.x before 0.9.2 allows local users to obtain root access, as exploited alone or in c... | 7.8 | 0.0063 |  |
| [CVE-2022-3787](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2022-3787.md) | High | device-mapper-multipath: The device-mapper-multipath packages provide tools that use the device-mapper multipath kernel module to manage multi... | 8.4 | 0.0022 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo