INFSA-2025:10353: socat security update

Information about definition

Identificator: INFSA-2025:10353

Type: security

Release date: 2025-07-17 22:08:58 UTC

Information about package

The socat utility establishes bi-directional byte streams and transfers data between them. The utility can establish streams between a large set of channels, such as files, pipes, devices, and sockets.

Vulnerabilities description

  • CVE-2024-54661

    A flaw was found in the readline.sh script of Socat through version 1.8.0.1. This vulnerability can allow attackers to exploit improper use of a predictable temporary file.

Severity level

CVE Score CVSS 2.0 Score CVSS 3.x Score CVSS 4.0
no information 5.3 no information
Critical, important, moderate, low

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