CVE-2009-0115

Exp

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.

Published: 2009-03-30 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2009-0115 is rated High Exploit Risk (60/100): CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.49%). 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2009-0115

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
— nvd_ref exploit_tag Exploit-DB ↗

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2009-0115

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.08% 0.49% +0.41%
2 2025-03-30 0.21% 0.08% -0.12%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.21% —

Full EPSS history (6 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2009-0115

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]
7.2 2.0 HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
 3.9 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2009-0115

OS Trackers for CVE-2009-0115

vendor priority summary link
debian low CVE-2009-0115 low priority: Debian including 1 source packages (multipath-tools), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2009-0115
gentoo normal CVE-2009-0115: 1 GLSA(s) (201006-10), 1 atom(s) (sys-fs/multipath-tools); latest impact normal. https://bugs.gentoo.org/buglist.cgi?quicksearch=CVE-2009-0115
redhat medium — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2009-0115
ubuntu medium CVE-2009-0115 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (multipath-tools), 6 status rows across 6 suites (dapper, gutsy, hardy, intrepid, jaunty, upstream): not-affected 5, released 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2009-0115

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2009-0115

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
christophe.varoqui multipath-tools 0.4.8 cpe:2.3:a:christophe.varoqui:multipath-tools:0.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 9 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora 10 cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 4.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 5.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya intuity_audix_lx 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:avaya:intuity_audix_lx:2.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya intuity_audix_lx 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:avaya:intuity_audix_lx:2.0:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya intuity_audix_lx 2.0 cpe:2.3:a:avaya:intuity_audix_lx:2.0:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya message_networking 3.1 cpe:2.3:a:avaya:message_networking:3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya messaging_storage_server 3.0 cpe:2.3:a:avaya:messaging_storage_server:3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya messaging_storage_server 4.0 cpe:2.3:a:avaya:messaging_storage_server:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
avaya messaging_storage_server 5.0 cpe:2.3:a:avaya:messaging_storage_server:5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
novell open_enterprise_server — cpe:2.3:o:novell:open_enterprise_server:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
opensuse opensuse >= 10.3, <= 11.0 cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_desktop 9 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_desktop:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_server 9 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:9:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
suse linux_enterprise_server 10 cpe:2.3:o:suse:linux_enterprise_server:10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper ctpview < 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:juniper:ctpview:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
juniper ctpview 7.1 cpe:2.3:a:juniper:ctpview:7.1:-:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2009-0115

URL Tags
http://download.opensuse.org/update/10.3-test/repodata/patch-kpartx-6082.xml Broken Link Exploit
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10691 Third Party Advisory
http://kb.juniper.net/InfoCenter/index?page=content&id=JSA10705 Third Party Advisory
http://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/2009-0115 Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-03/msg00004.html Mailing List
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2009-04/msg00003.html Mailing List
http://lists.vmware.com/pipermail/security-announce/2010/000082.html Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/34418 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34642 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34694 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34710 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/34759 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/38794 Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2009-128.htm Third Party Advisory
http://www.debian.org/security/2009/dsa-1767 Third Party Advisory
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0528 Permissions Required
https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A9214 Broken Link
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00231.html Mailing List
https://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-package-announce/2009-April/msg00236.html Mailing List
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