Gentoo: GLSA-202303-11 Important: curl Security Measures Implemented
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December 8, 2016
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in socat, the worst of which may allow execution of arbitrary code.
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in socat. Please review the references below for details.
Topics Covered
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 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=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
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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.
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Severity: Normal
Title: socat: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: December 08, 2016
Bugs: #573602
ID: 201612-23
Topics Covered
Background
socat is a multipurpose bidirectional relay, similar to netcat.
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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
Impact
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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.
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