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5.1 Medium

CVE-2026-114038 Device-mapper-multipath: device-mapper-multipath: information disclosure via malformed format string

Description

A flaw was found in device-mapper-multipath. A local user can trigger an out-of-bounds read by sending a command with a format string ending in a trailing percent character to the multipath daemon. This issue can allow the user to expose unintended daemon memory, leading to information disclosure, or cause the daemon to crash, resulting in a Denial of Service (DoS).

CVSS 3.1 detail

Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L

Exploitable with local access to the machine, without an account and without any user action; the impact on data or service is limited.

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Affected products and versions

Product Affected versions Fixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Versions not published
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 Versions not published
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 5 Versions not published

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