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rlsa-2026:53844

Vulnerability from osv_rocky

Published

2026-08-12 06:06

Modified

2026-08-26 00:11

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". [rhel-9.8.z] (JIRA:Rocky Linux-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.

Severity

8.6 (High)


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

Credits

Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation

Red Hat

References

URL

Type

	https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:53844	ADVISORY
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2508412	REPORT
	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2508419	REPORT
	https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:53844	ADVISORY

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CVE-2026-44943 (GCVE-0-2026-44943)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-29 12:58 – Updated: 2026-07-29 14:00

Title

remote limited file-write as root via discovery in open-iscsi

Summary

An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in open-iscsi allows remote MITM attackers to create root-owned files outside the database and inject lines into the record. This issue affects open-iscsi: from through 668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e.

Severity

6.9 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-07-29 14:00 UTC

CWE

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Assigner

suse mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-202…
https://github.com/open-iscsi/open-iscsi/commit/6…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
open-iscsi	open-iscsi	Affected: ? , ≤ 668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e (git)

Date Public

2026-07-14 11:45

Credits

Keith at Linneman Labs

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CVE-2026-44944 (GCVE-0-2026-44944)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-29 13:04 – Updated: 2026-07-29 14:00

Title

iscsiuio control-socket authentication bypass in open-iscsi

Summary

An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in open-iscsi allows unprivilidged local users to use the isscsiuio control socket. This issue affects open-iscsi: from ? through 668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e.

Severity

8.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2026-07-29 14:00 UTC

CWE

CWE-863 - — Incorrect Authorization

Assigner

suse mitre root

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-202…
https://github.com/open-iscsi/open-iscsi/commit/6…

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
open-iscsi	open-iscsi	Affected: ? , ≤ 668ca1df9c9a1e9bdd5c999ae1d67c9c8909237e (git)

Date Public

2026-07-14 11:45

Credits

Keith at Linneman Labs

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Vulnerability from osv_rocky

CVE-2026-44943 (GCVE-0-2026-44943)

CVE-2026-44944 (GCVE-0-2026-44944)

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