CVE-2024-54661
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.17%
Description
readline.sh in socat before1.8.0.2 relies on the /tmp/$USER/stderr2 file.
How to fix CVE-2024-54661
To remediate CVE-2024-54661, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Alpine/socat—upgrade to 0 or later
- Debian/socat—no fix listed
Is CVE-2024-54661 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 0
- from 0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | CRITICAL9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |