iscsi_discovery in open-iscsi in SUSE openSUSE 10.3 through 11.1 and SUSE Linux…
Priority LOW 20CWE-59Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Medium
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Partial · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
iscsi_discovery in open-iscsi in SUSE openSUSE 10.3 through 11.1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE) 10 SP2 and 11, and other operating systems, allows local users to overwrite arbitrary files via a symlink attack on an unspecified temporary file that has a predictable name.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00337 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10:sp2:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 10 sp2 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:11:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* | 11 | Vulnerable | Novell |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 10.3 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
| cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 11.1 | Vulnerable | openSUSE |
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:10:sp2:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10 sp2 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:novell:suse_linux:11:-:enterprise:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11 Vulnerable ·Novell
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:10.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.3 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
- cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:opensuse:11.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 11.1 Vulnerable ·openSUSE
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2009-1297
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ph28-8h48-j3qp
References
Sources
- CVE-2009-1297 · CVE Program
- CVE-2009-1297 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-ph28-8h48-j3qp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2009-1297 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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