ALSA-2026:53844

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Import Source
https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:53844.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/ALSA-2026:53844
Related
Published
2026-08-11T00:00:00Z
Modified
2026-08-12T12:12:03.573088481Z
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

Affected packages

AlmaLinux:9 / iscsi-initiator-utils

Package

Name
iscsi-initiator-utils
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/iscsi-initiator-utils

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el9_8.2

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:53844.json"

AlmaLinux:9 / iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio

Package

Name
iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el9_8.2

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:53844.json"

AlmaLinux:9 / python3-iscsi-initiator-utils

Package

Name
python3-iscsi-initiator-utils
Purl
pkg:rpm/almalinux/python3-iscsi-initiator-utils

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el9_8.2

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux9/ALSA-2026:53844.json"