Vulnerability · Published Dec 4, 2024 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-54661
Critical 9.8
In plain English
A critical-severity security flaw in socat from dest-unreach. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 57% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 43.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
readline.sh in socat before1.8.0.2 relies on the /tmp/$USER/stderr2 file.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | socat | 1.7.4.1-2.el8_10 | ALSA-2025:11042 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | socat | 1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1 | ALSA-2025:10353 |
| Alpine:v3.21 | socat | 0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-54661 |
| Alpine:v3.22 | socat | 0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-54661 |
| Alpine:v3.23 | socat | 0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-54661 |
| Alpine:v3.24 | socat | 0 | ALPINE-CVE-2024-54661 |
| Debian:12 | socat | no fix listed | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-54661 |
| Debian:13 | socat | 1.8.0.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-54661 |
| Debian:14 | socat | 1.8.0.2-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-54661 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | socat | 0:1.7.4.1-2.el8_10 | RLSA-2025:11042 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | socat | 0:1.7.4.1-6.el9_6.1 | RLSA-2025:10353 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | socat | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-54661 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | socat | 1.8.0.0-4ubuntu0.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2024-54661 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | socat | 1.8.0.0-4ubuntu0.1 | USN-8511-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | socat | 1.8.1.1-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-8511-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| dest-unreach | socat | 1.6.0.0 – before 1.8.0.22.0.0-b1 – through 2.0.0-b9 |
Weakness: CWE-61 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H