Amazon Linux 2023 : iscsi-initiator-utils, iscsi-initiator-utils-devel, iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio (ALAS2023-2026-2066)

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
#
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Amazon Linux 2023 Security Advisory ALAS2023-2026-2066.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(337203);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/08/18");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-44943", "CVE-2026-44944");

  script_name(english:"Amazon Linux 2023 : iscsi-initiator-utils, iscsi-initiator-utils-devel, iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio (ALAS2023-2026-2066)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-2066 advisory.

    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. (CVE-2026-44943)

    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. (CVE-2026-44944)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-44943.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://explore.alas.aws.amazon.com/CVE-2026-44944.html");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Run 'dnf update iscsi-initiator-utils --releasever 2023.12.20260817' or
  or 'dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-2066 --releasever 2023.12.20260817' to update your system.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-44943");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_score_source", value:"CVE-2026-44944");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2026/07/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2026/08/17");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/08/18");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:iscsi-initiator-utils-debugsource");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:iscsi-initiator-utils-devel");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio");
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  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:python3-iscsi-initiator-utils");
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  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Amazon Linux Local Security Checks");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("ssh_get_info.nasl");
  script_require_keys("Host/local_checks_enabled", "Host/AmazonLinux/release", "Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}

include("rpm2.inc");

if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);

var alas_release = get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/release");
if (isnull(alas_release) || !strlen(alas_release)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux");
var os_ver = pregmatch(pattern: "^AL(A|\d+|-\d+)", string:alas_release);
if (isnull(os_ver)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, "Amazon Linux");
os_ver = os_ver[1];
if (os_ver != "-2023")
{
  if (os_ver == 'A') os_ver = 'AMI';
  audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, "Amazon Linux 2023", "Amazon Linux " + os_ver);
}

if (!get_kb_item("Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list")) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var pkgs = [
    {'reference':'iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'iscsi-initiator-utils-debugsource-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'iscsi-initiator-utils-debugsource-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'iscsi-initiator-utils-devel-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio-debuginfo-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio-debuginfo-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'aarch64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE},
    {'reference':'python3-iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo-6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3', 'cpu':'x86_64', 'release':'AL-2023', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
];

var flag = 0;
foreach var package_array ( pkgs ) {
  var reference = NULL;
  var _release = NULL;
  var sp = NULL;
  var _cpu = NULL;
  var el_string = NULL;
  var rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
  var epoch = NULL;
  var allowmaj = NULL;
  var exists_check = NULL;
  var cves = NULL;
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['reference'])) reference = package_array['reference'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['release'])) _release = package_array['release'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['sp'])) sp = package_array['sp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cpu'])) _cpu = package_array['cpu'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['el_string'])) el_string = package_array['el_string'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = package_array['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['epoch'])) epoch = package_array['epoch'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = package_array['allowmaj'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['exists_check'])) exists_check = package_array['exists_check'];
  if (!empty_or_null(package_array['cves'])) cves = package_array['cves'];
  if (reference && _release && (!exists_check || rpm_exists(release:_release, rpm:exists_check))) {
    if (rpm_check(release:_release, sp:sp, cpu:_cpu, reference:reference, epoch:epoch, el_string:el_string, rpm_spec_vers_cmp:rpm_spec_vers_cmp, allowmaj:allowmaj, cves:cves)) flag++;
  }
}

if (flag)
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_HOLE,
      extra      : rpm_report_get()
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  var tested = pkg_tests_get();
  if (tested) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_AFFECTED, tested);
  else audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_NOT_INSTALLED, "iscsi-initiator-utils / iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo / iscsi-initiator-utils-debugsource / etc");
}