Gentoo GLSA 201006-10: Normal Severity Socket Issue in Multipath-Tools
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June 2, 2010
multipath-tools does not set correct permissions on the socket file, making it possible to send arbitrary commands to the multipath daemon for local users
Summary
multipath-tools uses world-writable permissions for the socket file (/var/run/multipathd.sock).
Topics Covered
Resolution
All multipath-tools users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-fs/multipath-tools-0.4.8-r1"
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since November 13, 2009. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.
NOTE: This is a legacy GLSA. Updates for all affected architectures are available since November 13, 2009. It is likely that your system is already no longer affected by this issue.
References
[ 1 ] CVE-2009-0115 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2009-0115
Availability
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201006-10
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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 security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.
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Severity: Normal
Title: multipath-tools: World-writeable socket
Date: June 01, 2010
Bugs: #264564
ID: 201006-10
Topics Covered
Background
multipath-tools are used to drive the Device Mapper multipathing
driver.
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Affected Packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-fs/multipath-tools < 0.4.8-r1 >= 0.4.8-r1
Impact
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Local users could send arbitrary commands to the multipath daemon,
causing cluster failures and data loss.
Workaround
chmod o-rwx /var/run/multipath.sock
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