# ELSA-2026-53845: Security update for 3 packages

ELSA-2026-53845, released August 13, 2026, fixes 2 CVEs across 3 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/elsa-2026-53845
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Aug 13, 2026
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2026-44943, high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2026-53845.html

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [iscsi-initiator-utils](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/iscsi-initiator-utils.md) | ol 10 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.0.1.el10_2.2 |
| [iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/iscsi-initiator-utils-iscsiuio.md) | ol 10 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.0.1.el10_2.2 |
| [python3-iscsi-initiator-utils](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-iscsi-initiator-utils.md) | ol 10 | 0:6.2.1.11-1.git4b3e853.0.1.el10_2.2 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2026-44943](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-44943.md) | High | open-iscsi: An Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') vulnerability in open-iscsi allows... | 8.6 | 0.0039 |  |
| [CVE-2026-44944](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2026-44944.md) | High | open-iscsi: An Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in open-iscsi allows unprivilidged local users to use the isscsiuio control... | 8.6 | 0.0009 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T12:40:37Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo