openSUSE Security Update: socat: Fixed a buffer overflow ______________________________________________________________________________
Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2012:0809-1 Rating: low References: #759859 Cross-References: CVE-2012-0219 Affected Products: openSUSE 12.1 openSUSE 11.4 ______________________________________________________________________________
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update of socat fixes a buffer overflow in READLINE output mode.
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE 12.1:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2012-348
- openSUSE 11.4:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2012-348
To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".
Package List:
- openSUSE 12.1 (i586 x86_64):
socat-1.7.1.3-8.4.1 socat-debuginfo-1.7.1.3-8.4.1 socat-debugsource-1.7.1.3-8.4.1
- openSUSE 11.4 (i586 x86_64):
socat-1.7.1.3-6.1 socat-debuginfo-1.7.1.3-6.1 socat-debugsource-1.7.1.3-6.1
References:
http://support.novell.com/security/cve/CVE-2012-0219.html https://bugzilla.novell.com/759859