ubuntu-cve-2024-54661
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2024-12-04 05:15
Modified
2026-07-06 18:30
Summary
Details

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

Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
N/A (UNKNOWN)
low
References
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      },
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        "availability": "No subscription required",
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  ],
  "aliases": [],
  "details": "readline.sh in socat before1.8.0.2 relies on the /tmp/$USER/stderr2 file.",
  "id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-54661",
  "modified": "2026-07-06T18:30:35Z",
  "published": "2024-12-04T05:15:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-54661"
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    },
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    }
  ],
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  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "severity": [
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    },
    {
      "score": "low",
      "type": "Ubuntu"
    }
  ],
  "upstream": [
    "CVE-2024-54661"
  ]
}



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