Directory Traversal Affecting iscsi-initiator-utils-debugsource package, versions <0:6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.39% (32nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-ISCSIINITIATORUTILSDEBUGSOURCE-18912065
  • published18 Aug 2026
  • disclosed29 Jul 2026

Introduced: 29 Jul 2026

CVE-2026-44943  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-22  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 iscsi-initiator-utils-debugsource to version 0:6.2.1.4-10.git2a8f9d8.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-2066.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream iscsi-initiator-utils-debugsource package and not the iscsi-initiator-utils-debugsource package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1