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CVE-2009-0115

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 sys…

Published Mar 30, 2009christophe.varoquiCWE-732EPSS 0.49%

Overview

CVE-2009-0115 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting christophe.varoqui multipath-tools. It was published on March 30, 2009 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

Technical 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.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from christophe.varoqui. Update multipath-tools to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

Affected products

VendorProductVersionsStatus
opensuseopensuse10.3Affected
juniperctpview>= 0, < 7.1Affected

References

Refdownload.opensuse.org/update/10.3-test/repodata/patch-kpartx-6082.xmlRefkb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691Refkb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705Reflaunchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-0115Reflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.htmlReflists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.htmlReflists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.htmlRefsecunia.com/advisories/34418Refsecunia.com/advisories/34642Refsecunia.com/advisories/34694

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2009-0115?

CVE-2009-0115 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting christophe.varoqui multipath-tools. It was published on March 30, 2009 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

How severe is CVE-2009-0115?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.8, rated HIGH. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. Some level of privileges is required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2009-0115?

Check the references section for vendor advisories and patches from christophe.varoqui. Update multipath-tools to the latest patched version. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2009-0115?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2009-0115 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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