# CVE-2026-44944: open-iscsi: An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in open-iscsi allows unprivilidged local users to use the isscsiuio control... CVE-2026-44944 is fixed in 9 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44944, released August 7, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High. - Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-44944 - Priority: High - CVSS: 8.6 (important) - EPSS: 0.0009 - CISA KEV: not listed - Exploited (vendor report): no - Publicly disclosed: no - Published: Jul 29, 2026 ## Description 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. ## Where it's fixed | Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released | |---|---|---|---|---| | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils RHEL 10 | 6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el10_2.2 | [RHSA-2026:53845](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-53845.md) | Aug 13, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils RHEL 9 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el9_8.2 | [RHSA-2026:53844](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-53844.md) | Aug 13, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils almalinux 10 | 6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el10_2.2 | [ALSA-2026:53845](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-53845.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils almalinux 9 | 6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el9_8.2 | [ALSA-2026:53844](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-53844.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils amzn 2023 | 6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-2066](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-2066.md) | Aug 17, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils ol 10 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.0.1.el10_2.2 | [ELSA-2026-53845](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-53845.md) | Aug 13, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils ol 9 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.0.1.el9_8.2 | [ELSA-2026-53844](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-53844.md) | Aug 13, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils rocky 10 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el10_2.2 | [RLSA-2026:53845](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-53845.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils rocky 9 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el9_8.2 | [RLSA-2026:53844](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-53844.md) | Aug 12, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-2066](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-2066.md) | Aug 17, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils-debugsource amzn 2023 | 6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-2066](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-2066.md) | Aug 17, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils-devel amzn 2023 | 6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-2066](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-2066.md) | Aug 17, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio RHEL 9 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el9_8.2 | [RHSA-2026:53844](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-53844.md) | Aug 13, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio almalinux 10 | 6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el10_2.2 | [ALSA-2026:53845](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-53845.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio almalinux 9 | 6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el9_8.2 | [ALSA-2026:53844](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-53844.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio amzn 2023 | 6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-2066](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-2066.md) | Aug 17, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio ol 10 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.0.1.el10_2.2 | [ELSA-2026-53845](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-53845.md) | Aug 13, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio ol 9 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.0.1.el9_8.2 | [ELSA-2026-53844](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-53844.md) | Aug 13, 2026 | | Linux | iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-2066](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-2066.md) | Aug 17, 2026 | | Linux | open-iscsi Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 2.1.8-1+deb12u1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44944](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-44944.md) | Aug 7, 2026 | | Linux | open-iscsi Debian 14 | 2.1.12-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-44944](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-44944.md) | Aug 7, 2026 | | Linux | open-iscsi opensuse-leap 16.0 | 2.1.12-160000.4.1 | [OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21580-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/opensuse-su-2026-21580-1.md) | Aug 14, 2026 | | Linux | open-iscsi sles 15.7 | 2.1.12-150700.57.6.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:3647-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-3647-1.md) | Aug 19, 2026 | | Linux | open-iscsi sles 16.0 | 2.1.12-160000.4.1 | [SUSE-SU-2026:23235-1](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/suse-su-2026-23235-1.md) | Aug 14, 2026 | | Linux | python3-iscsi-initiator-utils RHEL 9 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el9_8.2 | [RHSA-2026:53844](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-53844.md) | Aug 13, 2026 | | Linux | python3-iscsi-initiator-utils almalinux 10 | 6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el10_2.2 | [ALSA-2026:53845](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-53845.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | python3-iscsi-initiator-utils almalinux 9 | 6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.el9_8.2 | [ALSA-2026:53844](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-53844.md) | Aug 11, 2026 | | Linux | python3-iscsi-initiator-utils amzn 2023 | 6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-2066](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-2066.md) | Aug 17, 2026 | | Linux | python3-iscsi-initiator-utils ol 10 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.0.1.el10_2.2 | [ELSA-2026-53845](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-53845.md) | Aug 13, 2026 | | Linux | python3-iscsi-initiator-utils ol 9 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.0.1.el9_8.2 | [ELSA-2026-53844](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-53844.md) | Aug 13, 2026 | | Linux | python3-iscsi-initiator-utils-debuginfo amzn 2023 | 6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3 | [ALAS2023-2026-2066](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alas2023-2026-2066.md) | Aug 17, 2026 | --- Data as of 2026-11-08T06:59:42Z UTC. 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