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Severity: Normal
Title: socat: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 08, 2016
Bugs: #573602
ID: 201612-23
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in socat, the worst of which
may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Background
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socat is a multipurpose bidirectional relay, similar to netcat.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-misc/socat < 1.7.3.1 >= 1.7.3.1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in socat. Please review
the references below for details.
Impact
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A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or obtain confidential information.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All socat users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-misc/socat-1.7.3.1”
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2016-2217
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2217
[ 2 ] Socat security advisory 7
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv7.html
[ 3 ] Socat security advisory 8
http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv8.html
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-23
Concerns?
=========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.
License
=======
Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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Severity: Normal
Title: socat: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 08, 2016
Bugs: #573602
ID: 201612-23
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in socat, the worst of which
may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Background
==========
socat is a multipurpose bidirectional relay, similar to netcat.
Affected packages
=================
——————————————————————-
Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
——————————————————————-
1 net-misc/socat < 1.7.3.1 >= 1.7.3.1
Description
===========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in socat. Please review
the references below for details.
Impact
======
A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or obtain confidential information.
Workaround
==========
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
==========
All socat users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge –sync
# emerge –ask –oneshot –verbose “>=net-misc/socat-1.7.3.1”
References
==========
[ 1 ] CVE-2016-2217
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2217″>https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2217</a>
[ 2 ] Socat security advisory 7
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv7.html”>http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv7.html</a>
[ 3 ] Socat security advisory 8
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv8.html”>http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv8.html</a>
Availability
============
This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-23″>https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-23</a>
Concerns?
=========
Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users’ machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
<a class=”moz-txt-link-abbreviated” href=”mailto:security@gentoo.org”>security@gentoo.org</a> or alternatively, you may file a bug at
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”https://bugs.gentoo.org”>https://bugs.gentoo.org</a>.
License
=======
Copyright 2016 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons – Attribution / Share Alike license.
<a class=”moz-txt-link-freetext” href=”http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5″>http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5</a></pre>
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