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openSUSE: 2024:4302-1 moderate: socat arbitrary file overwrite

opensuse
Calendar Grey December 12, 2024
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
Important patch for socat addresses file overwrite vulnerability on openSUSE installations. Apply the update promptly to protect your systems.
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 (bsc#1225462)

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security advisory moderate update arbitrary file overwrite openSUSE socat

Patch

## 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 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2024-4302=1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.5-2024-4302=1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-SLE-15.5-2024-4302=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-4302=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2024-4302=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2024-4302=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2024-4302=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-4302=1

* Basesystem Module 15-SP5

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP5-2024-4302=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* socat-extra-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* socat-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* socat-debugsource-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* socat-debuginfo-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* socat-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* socat-debugsource-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* socat-debuginfo-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* openSUSE Leap 15.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)

* socat-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* socat-debugsource-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* socat-debuginfo-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* socat-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* socat-debugsource-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* socat-debuginfo-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* socat-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* socat-debugsource-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* socat-debuginfo-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* socat-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

* socat-debugsource-1.8.0.0-150400.14.6.1

*...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1225462

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-54661.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1225462

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:4302-1
Release Date: 2024-12-12T08:51:18Z
Affected Products: * Basesystem Module 15-SP5 * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * openSUSE Leap 15.5 * openSUSE Leap Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP5 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP5

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