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AlmaLinux 8 : device-mapper-multipath (ALSA-2022:7192)

high Nessus Plugin ID 166524

Synopsis

The remote AlmaLinux host is missing a security update.

Description

The remote AlmaLinux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALSA-2022:7192 advisory.

 - device-mapper-multipath: Authorization bypass, multipathd daemon listens for client connections on an abstract Unix socket (CVE-2022-41974)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages.

See Also

https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2022-7192.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 166524

File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2022-7192.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Published: 10/26/2022

Updated: 12/1/2022

Supported Sensors: Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-41974

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:device-mapper-multipath-libs, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:device-mapper-multipath-devel, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libdmmp, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8, cpe:/o:alma:linux:8::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:device-mapper-multipath, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:kpartx

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list, Host/cpu

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/25/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41974

CWE: 285