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CVE-2009-0115

The Device Mapper multipathing driver (aka multipath-tools or device-mapper-multipath) 0.4.8, as...

7.8 HighFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.49%Down 1.1 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2009-0115
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness
CWE-732
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

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.

Record
CVE-2009-0115
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2009-0124 No score

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.

Record
EUVD-2009-0124
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m58q-qh36-cwx8 7.8

The Device Mapper multipathing driver (aka multipath-tools or device-mapper-multipath) 0.4.8, as...

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.

Record
GHSA-m58q-qh36-cwx8
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-732
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2009-0115
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-0115 7.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2009-0115
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
multipath-tools
Debian:12
 before 0.4.8-15
0.4.8-15
multipath-tools
Debian:13
 before 0.4.8-15
0.4.8-15
multipath-tools
Debian:14
 before 0.4.8-15
0.4.8-15
multipath-tools
Debian:4.0
 before 0.4.7-1.1etch2, plus listed versions
0.4.7-1.10.4.7-1.1etch1
0.4.7-1.1etch2
multipath-tools
Debian:5.0
 before 0.4.8-14+lenny1, plus listed versions
0.4.8-14
0.4.8-14+lenny1
device-mapper-multipath
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::as
 before 0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
device-mapper-multipath
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::desktop
 before 0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
device-mapper-multipath
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::es
 before 0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
device-mapper-multipath
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:4::ws
 before 0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
0:0.4.5-31.el4_7.1
device-mapper-multipath
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:0.4.7-23.el5_3.2
0:0.4.7-23.el5_3.2
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:0.4.7-23.el5_3.2
0:0.4.7-23.el5_3.2
kpartx
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::client
 before 0:0.4.7-23.el5_3.2
0:0.4.7-23.el5_3.2
device-mapper-multipath
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.4.7-23.el5_3.2
0:0.4.7-23.el5_3.2
device-mapper-multipath-debuginfo
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.4.7-23.el5_3.2
0:0.4.7-23.el5_3.2
kpartx
Red Hat:enterprise_linux:5::server
 before 0:0.4.7-23.el5_3.2
0:0.4.7-23.el5_3.2

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-0115 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Christophe.varoqui Multipath-tools, published March 30, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.49%, the 42nd percentile. Fixed in multipath-tools 0.4.8-15.

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