🛡️ CVE-2024-45751 on Ubuntu — iscsitarget

Distribution advisory

This page covers CVE-2024-45751 as tracked by Ubuntu, for the package iscsitarget. The fix is available in version 1:1.0.85-1.1ubuntu6+esm1; earlier versions remain affected.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. No user interaction is required. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality none, integrity high, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

• Attack vector: Network — reachable from anywhere that can route to the service.
• Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: None — nobody has to be tricked into anything.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: None.
• Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Availability impact: None.

Weakness class

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45751 is classified as CWE-338: Use of Cryptographically Weak PRNG. A general-purpose random number generator is used where a cryptographic one is required.

Affected software

UBUNTU-CVE-2024-45751 is recorded against 2 packages.

• iscsitarget
• tgt (fixed in 1:1.0.85-1.1ubuntu6+esm1)

Timeline and source

Published on 6 September 2024 and last revised on 27 May 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

ubuntu.com (Report)
www.cve.org (Report)
github.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
github.com (Report)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)
ubuntu.com (Advisory)

Same weakness in other software

These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-338: Use of Cryptographically Weak PRNG) in other software:

• CVE-2026-18611 (7.5 High, published 10 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-9205 (7.4 High, published 5 Aug 2026)
• CVE-2026-47882 (8.3 High, published 30 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-16615 (6.8 Medium, published 22 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-64798 (9.1 Critical, published 22 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-16235 (9.8 Critical, published 20 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-8169 (published 20 Jul 2026)
• CVE-2026-13577 (8.2 High, published 20 Jul 2026)

CVE-2024-45751 on other distributions

Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:

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References