GLSA 201612-23: socat: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Severity:	normal
Title:	socat: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:	12/08/2016
Bugs:	#573602
ID:	201612-23

Synopsis

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	Architecture(s)
net-misc/socat	< 1.7.3.1	>= 1.7.3.1	All supported architectures

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

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201612-23.xml

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.