CVE-2009-1297

iscsi_discovery in open-iscsi in SUSE openSUSE 10.3 through 11.1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE)...

4.4 MediumFix available

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.

Exploit likelihood

0.34%Down 0.6 points since Feb 4, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.4

Record: CVE-2009-1297
CVSS 2.0: 4.4 MediumAV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2009-1297
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2009-1295 No score

Record: EUVD-2009-1295
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ph28-8h48-j3qp No score

iscsi_discovery in open-iscsi in SUSE openSUSE 10.3 through 11.1 and SUSE Linux Enterprise (SLE)...

Record: GHSA-ph28-8h48-j3qp
Weakness: CWE-59
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV No score

Record: CVE-2009-1297
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2009-1297 No score

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2009-1297
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`open-iscsi` Debian:12	before 2.0.871-1	2.0.871-1
`open-iscsi` Debian:13	before 2.0.871-1	2.0.871-1
`open-iscsi` Debian:14	before 2.0.871-1	2.0.871-1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2009-1297 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Novell Suse Linux, published October 23, 2009. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. Fixed in open-iscsi 2.0.871-1.