CVE-2009-0115 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2009-0115: 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

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2009-0115 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

multipath-tools→ fixed in0.4.8-15urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y multipath-tools

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

multipath-tools→ fixed in0.4.8-15urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y multipath-tools

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

multipath-tools→ fixed in0.4.8-15urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y multipath-tools

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