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High ELSA-2026-53844 2 CVEs

Important: iscsi-initiator-utils security, bug fix, and enhancement update (Oracle Linux 9)

Published Aug 13, 2026 · Updated Aug 13, 2026

Summary

[6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.0.1.el9_8.2]
- iscsi validate interface IP against target address family [Orabug: 39491394]
- iscsi delay reconnect until interface has valid IP [Orabug: 38441836]
- Correct the typos in email addresses in changelog in OL9.5 [Orabug: 37910459]
- Change the order of restart iscsi services in spec file [Orabug: 37749406]
- Rate limit session reopen and initial connect log messages [Orabug: 37681887]
- Change the log_level of log_debug message in actor_delete()
- Remove incorrect keyword from install section in iscsi-init [Orabug: 37544462]
- Add python3-rpm-macros to BuildRequires
- Allow systemd-remount-fs complete before iscsi-init.service [Orabug: 34325406]
- Allow iscsi-init.service to start after local-fs.target [Orabug: 33930979]
- Rename 0008-use-red-hat-name.patch to 0008-use-oracle-for-name.patch
and use com.oracle in prefix
- Complete the following tasks to address [Orabug: 29311709]
The following patches address [Orabug: 29128380] (Jianchao Wang)
Add 0032-Add-Requires-iscsid.service-in-iscsi.service.patch
The following patch addresses [Orabug: 29306329]
Add 0033-Update-systemd-to-always-restart-iscsid-service.patch
- Print vital iscsid messages on console using rsyslog facility. This
is particularly useful when using iscsi boot and there is a connection
or session issue. [Orabug: 29503805]
- Modify iscsi-mark-root-nodes script to only update node.startup to onboot
for iscsi sessions that are active during boot. [Orabug: 29653342]
- Modify iscsi-mark-root nodes script to not mark nodes when iscsi.service
is restarted. [Orabug: 29851447]
- Modify patches 0007 and 0032-0035 to apply cleanly
- Tune TimeoutSec of iscsid service to 10 minutes [Orabug: 29869817]

[6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.2]
- fix CVE-2026-44943: path traversal via IQN names in discovery
- fix CVE-2026-44944: iscsiuio socket credential verification bypass

[6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.1]
- fix CVE-2026-44943: path traversal via IQN names in discovery
- fix CVE-2026-44944: iscsiuio socket credential verification bypass

[6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853]
- fix regression in fw and static node records

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Oracle Linux · 9 iscsi-initiator-utils 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.0.1.el9_8.2
Oracle Linux · 9 iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.0.1.el9_8.2
Oracle Linux · 9 python3-iscsi-initiator-utils 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.0.1.el9_8.2

Vulnerabilities 2

  • High 8.5

    iscsiuio control-socket authentication bypass in open-iscsi

    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.

  • Medium 6.9

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

    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 t…