# Security update for socat Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4295-1 Release Date: 2024-12-11T14:41:01Z Rating: moderate References: * bsc#1225462 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-54661 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 ## References: * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-54661.html * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225462