{"id":"ALSA-2023:2459","summary":"Moderate: device-mapper-multipath security and bug fix update","details":"The device-mapper-multipath packages provide tools that use the device-mapper multipath kernel module to manage multipath devices.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* device-mapper-multipath: multipathd: insecure handling of files in /dev/shm leading to symlink attack (CVE-2022-41973)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.","modified":"2026-01-30T01:57:28.121187Z","published":"2023-05-09T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2022-41973"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:2459"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-41973"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2123894"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/9/ALSA-2023-2459.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"device-mapper-multipath","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/device-mapper-multipath"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.8.7-20.el9"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2023:2459.json"}},{"package":{"name":"device-mapper-multipath-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/device-mapper-multipath-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.8.7-20.el9"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2023:2459.json"}},{"package":{"name":"device-mapper-multipath-libs","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/device-mapper-multipath-libs"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.8.7-20.el9"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2023:2459.json"}},{"package":{"name":"kpartx","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:9","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/kpartx"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.8.7-20.el9"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2023:2459.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}