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Fedora 45 : iscsi-initiator-utils (2026-004b11bc1e)

🗓️ 30 Jul 2026 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
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Fedora 45 updates iscsi-initiator-utils to Open-iSCSI 2.1.12, fixes path traversal and iscsiuio bypass.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##
# The descriptive text and package checks in this plugin were
# extracted from Fedora Security Advisory FEDORA-2026-004b11bc1e
#

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(331293);
  script_version("1.1");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/07/30");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2026-44943", "CVE-2026-44944");
  script_xref(name:"FEDORA", value:"2026-004b11bc1e");

  script_name(english:"Fedora 45 : iscsi-initiator-utils (2026-004b11bc1e)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote Fedora host is missing one or more security updates.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The remote Fedora 45 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the
FEDORA-2026-004b11bc1e advisory.

    Automatic update for iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.1.12-1.fc45.

    ##### **Changelog**

    ```
    * Wed Jul 29 2026 Chris Leech <[email protected]> - 6.2.1.12-1
    - rebase to Open-iSCSI 2.1.12
    - CVE-2026-44943: Privilege Escalation via Path Traversal (rhbz#2508458)
    - CVE-2026-44944: Authentication bypass in iscsiuio control socket
      (rhbz#2508457)

    ```

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

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2026-004b11bc1e");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Update the affected iscsi-initiator-utils package.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P");
  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:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_vector", value:"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");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss4_threat_vector", value:"CVSS:4.0/E:U");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_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:"2026/07/29");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2026/07/30");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"local");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/o:fedoraproject:fedora:45");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"p-cpe:/a:fedoraproject:fedora:iscsi-initiator-utils");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"generated_plugin", value:"current");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"Fedora 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/RedHat/release", "Host/RedHat/rpm-list");

  exit(0);
}


include('rpm2.inc');

if (!get_kb_item('Host/local_checks_enabled')) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
var os_product = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/product');
if (isnull(os_product) || 'Fedora' >!< os_product) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Fedora');
var os_version = get_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/version');
if (isnull(os_version)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_APP_VER, 'Fedora');
if (! preg(pattern:"^45([^0-9]|$)", string:os_version)) audit(AUDIT_OS_NOT, 'Fedora 45', 'Fedora ' + os_version);

if (!get_kb_item('Host/RedHat/rpm-list')) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

var cpu = get_kb_item('Host/cpu');
if (isnull(cpu)) audit(AUDIT_UNKNOWN_ARCH);
if ('x86_64' >!< cpu && cpu !~ "^i[3-6]86$" && 's390' >!< cpu && 'aarch64' >!< cpu) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_IMPLEMENTED, 'Fedora', cpu);

var constraints = [
  {
    'release': '45',
    'pkgs': [
      {'reference':'iscsi-initiator-utils-6.2.1.12-1.fc45', 'rpm_spec_vers_cmp':TRUE}
    ]
  }
];

var os_release = get_one_kb_item('installed_os/local/SSH/0/release');
var os_sp = get_one_kb_item('Host/*/minor_release');

var flag = 0;
var reference;
var sp;
var _cpu;
var el_string;
var rpm_spec_vers_cmp;
var epoch;
var allowmaj;
var exists_check;
var cves;
foreach var constraint ( constraints ) {
  # Check that the target release is equal to the affected release
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['release'])){
    if (constraint['release'] != os_release) continue;
  }
  if (!empty_or_null(constraint['sp'])){
    if (constraint['sp'] != os_sp) continue;
  }
  foreach var pkg ( constraint['pkgs'] ) {
    reference = NULL;
    sp = NULL;
    _cpu = NULL;
    el_string = NULL;
    rpm_spec_vers_cmp = NULL;
    epoch = NULL;
    allowmaj = NULL;
    exists_check = NULL;
    cves = NULL;
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['reference'])) reference = pkg['reference'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['sp'])) sp = pkg['sp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cpu'])) _cpu = pkg['cpu'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['el_string'])) el_string = pkg['el_string'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'])) rpm_spec_vers_cmp = pkg['rpm_spec_vers_cmp'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['epoch'])) epoch = pkg['epoch'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['allowmaj'])) allowmaj = pkg['allowmaj'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['exists_check'])) exists_check = pkg['exists_check'];
    if (!empty_or_null(pkg['cves'])) cves = pkg['cves'];
    if (reference &&
        ## (no known rpm to check OR known rpm_exists)
        (!exists_check || rpm_exists(rpm:exists_check)) &&
        rpm_check(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');
}

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30 Jul 2026 00:00Current
5.9Medium risk
Vulners AI Score5.9
CVSS 48.5
EPSS0.0033
SSVC
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