multipath-tools: World-writeable socket — GLSA 201006-10

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.

Affected packages

Package	sys-fs/multipath-tools on all architectures
Affected versions	< 0.4.8-r1
Unaffected versions	>= 0.4.8-r1

Background

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

Description

multipath-tools uses world-writable permissions for the socket file (/var/run/multipathd.sock).

Impact

Local users could send arbitrary commands to the multipath daemon, causing cluster failures and data loss.

Workaround

chmod o-rwx /var/run/multipath.sock

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.

References

CVE-2009-0115

Release date
June 01, 2010

Latest revision
June 01, 2010: 01

Severity
normal

Exploitable
local

Bugzilla entries

264564