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