Vulnerability Description
The Device Mapper multipathing driver (aka multipath-tools or device-mapper-multipath) 0.4.8, as used in SUSE openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Fedora, and possibly other operating systems, uses world-writable permissions for the socket file (aka /var/run/multipathd.sock), which allows local users to send arbitrary commands to the multipath daemon.
CVSS Score
HIGH
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Christophe.Varoqui | Multipath-Tools | 0.4.8 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 9 |
| Debian | Debian Linux | 4.0 |
| Avaya | Intuity Audix Lx | 2.0 |
| Avaya | Message Networking | 3.1 |
| Avaya | Messaging Storage Server | 3.0 |
| Novell | Open Enterprise Server | - |
| Opensuse | Opensuse | >= 10.3, <= 11.0 |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Desktop | 9 |
| Suse | Linux Enterprise Server | 9 |
| Juniper | Ctpview | < 7.1 |
Related Weaknesses (CWE)
References
- http://download.opensuse.org/update/10.3-test/repodata/patch-kpartx-6082.xmlBroken LinkExploit
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691Third Party Advisory
- http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705Third Party Advisory
- http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-0115Third Party Advisory
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.htmlMailing List
- http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.htmlBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34418Broken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34642Broken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34694Broken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34710Broken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/34759Broken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/38794Broken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-128.htmThird Party Advisory
- http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1767Third Party Advisory
FAQ
What is CVE-2009-0115?
CVE-2009-0115 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). The Device Mapper multipathing driver (aka multipath-tools or device-mapper-multipath) 0.4.8, as used in SUSE openSUSE, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server (SLES), Fedora, and possibly other operating system...
How severe is CVE-2009-0115?
CVE-2009-0115 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.8/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.
Is there a patch for CVE-2009-0115?
Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Christophe.Varoqui Multipath-Tools, Fedoraproject Fedora, Debian Debian Linux, Avaya Intuity Audix Lx, Avaya Message Networking.