alsa-2026:53844
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux
Published
2026-08-11 00:00
Modified
2026-08-12 09:24
Summary
Important: iscsi-initiator-utils security, bug fix, and enhancement update
Details

The iscsi-initiator-utils packages provide the server daemon for the Internet Small Computer System Interface (iSCSI) protocol, as well as the utility programs used to manage it. The iSCSI protocol is a protocol for distributed disk access using SCSI commands sent over Internet Protocol (IP) networks.

Security Fix(es):

  • open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Authentication bypass in iscsiuio control socket (CVE-2026-44944)
  • open-iscsi: open-iscsi: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (CVE-2026-44943)

Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):

  • [FJ9.7 Bug][REG]: iscsiadm reports node.discovery_type as "fw", although it should be "static". [almalinux-9.8.z] (JIRA:AlmaLinux-191897)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References
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  "modified": "2026-08-12T09:24:36Z",
  "published": "2026-08-11T00:00:00Z",
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