RHSA-2025:10544 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: socat security update
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · July 8, 2025
Updated · October 22, 2026
Topic
An update for socat is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
The socat utility establishes bi-directional byte streams and transfers data between them. The utility can establish streams between a large set of channels, such as files, pipes, devices, and sockets.
Security Fix(es):
- socat: arbitrary file overwrite via predictable /tmp directory (CVE-2024-54661)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.