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).
Published: 2026-10-21
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:45:00 +0000

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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).
Title Device-mapper-multipath: device-mapper-multipath: information disclosure via malformed format string
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
Weaknesses CWE-125
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L'}


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Redhat Enterprise Linux Openshift
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-21T00:26:49.238Z

Reserved: 2026-10-20T21:23:40.882Z

Link: CVE-2026-114038

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-21T01:17:26.193

Modified: 2026-10-21T01:17:26.193

Link: CVE-2026-114038

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