Detections
Analytics

Amazon Linux 2 : device-mapper-multipath (ALAS-2022-1883)

high Nessus Plugin ID 168434

Language:

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of device-mapper-multipath installed on the remote host is prior to 0.4.9-136. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2022-1883 advisory.

 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 conjunction with CVE-2022-41973. Local users able to write to UNIX domain sockets can bypass access controls and manipulate the multipath setup. This can lead to local privilege escalation to root.
 This occurs because an attacker can repeat a keyword, which is mishandled because arithmetic ADD is used instead of bitwise OR. (CVE-2022-41974)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

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

Solution

Run 'yum update device-mapper-multipath' to update your system.

See Also

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2022-1883.html

https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2022-41974.html

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 168434

File Name: al2_ALAS-2022-1883.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: unix

Published: 12/7/2022

Updated: 12/11/2024

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Nessus Agent, 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:amazon:linux:device-mapper-multipath-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:device-mapper-multipath-sysvinit, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libdmmp-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo, cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libdmmp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:device-mapper-multipath, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:device-mapper-multipath-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:kpartx

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

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 12/1/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/25/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-41974