CVE-2009-1297 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2009-1297: 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.

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2009-1297 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

open-iscsi→ fixed in2.0.871-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y open-iscsi

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

open-iscsi→ fixed in2.0.871-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y open-iscsi

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

open-iscsi→ fixed in2.0.871-1urgency: low

sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y open-iscsi

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