[ GLSA 202311-06 ] multipath-tools: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202311-06
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 Severity: High
    Title: multipath-tools: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: November 25, 2023
     Bugs: #878763
       ID: 202311-06

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in multipath-tools, the
worst of which can lead to root privilege escalation.

Background
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multipath-tools are used to drive the Device Mapper multipathing driver.

Affected packages
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Package                 Vulnerable    Unaffected
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sys-fs/multipath-tools  < 0.9.3       >= 0.9.3

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in multipath-tools. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All multipath-tools users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/multipath-tools-0.9.3"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2022-41973
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41973
[ 2 ] CVE-2022-41974
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41974

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202311-06

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2023 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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