Security update for socat

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4295-1
Release Date: 2024-12-11T14:41:01Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-54661 ( SUSE ): 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2024-54661 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for socat fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-54661: Fixed arbitrary file overwrite via predictable /tmp directory in socat readline.sh (bsc#1225462)

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-4295=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2024-4295=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP6-2024-4295=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • socat-extra-1.8.0.0-150600.20.6.1
    • socat-1.8.0.0-150600.20.6.1
    • socat-debugsource-1.8.0.0-150600.20.6.1
    • socat-debuginfo-1.8.0.0-150600.20.6.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • socat-1.8.0.0-150600.20.6.1
    • socat-debugsource-1.8.0.0-150600.20.6.1
    • socat-debuginfo-1.8.0.0-150600.20.6.1

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