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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd">
<glsa id="201612-23">
<title>socat: Multiple vulnerabilities</title>
<synopsis>Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in socat, the worst of
which may allow execution of arbitrary code.
</synopsis>
<product type="ebuild">socat</product>
<announced>December 08, 2016</announced>
<revised>December 08, 2016: 1</revised>
<bug>573602</bug>
<access>remote</access>
<affected>
<package name="net-misc/socat" auto="yes" arch="*">
<unaffected range="ge">1.7.3.1</unaffected>
<vulnerable range="lt">1.7.3.1</vulnerable>
</package>
</affected>
<background>
<p>socat is a multipurpose bidirectional relay, similar to netcat.</p>
</background>
<description>
<p>Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in socat. Please review
the references below for details.
</p>
</description>
<impact type="normal">
<p>A remote attacker could possibly execute arbitrary code with the
privileges of the process, or obtain confidential information.
</p>
</impact>
<workaround>
<p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p>
</workaround>
<resolution>
<p>All socat users should upgrade to the latest version:</p>
<code>
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/socat-1.7.3.1"
</code>
</resolution>
<references>
<uri link="https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2217">
CVE-2016-2217
</uri>
<uri link="http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv7.html">
Socat security advisory 7
</uri>
<uri link="http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv8.html">
Socat security advisory 8
</uri>
</references>
<metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Tue, 29 Nov 2016 20:50:25 +0000">whissi</metadata>
<metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Thu, 08 Dec 2016 13:12:54 +0000">whissi</metadata>
</glsa>
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