CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2024-54661

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

readline.sh in socat before1.8.0.2 relies on the /tmp/$USER/stderr2 file.

CWE-61

How to fix

Remediation Available
socatDebian
Fixed in:1.8.0.2-1CVE-2024-54661
Fixed in:1.8.0.2-1CVE-2024-54661
socatRocky
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
socatRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
socat-debuginfoRocky
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
socat-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
socat-debugsourceRocky
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
socat-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10RHSA-2025:11042
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1RHSA-2025:10353
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_2.2RHSA-2025:10544
Fixed in:0:1.7.4.1-5.el9_4.3RHSA-2025:10646

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.79%probability of exploitation in 30 days
52ndpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 52% of all known CVEs.

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