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# Security update for socat

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:0726-1  
Release Date: 2025-02-26T13:37:01Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#922903

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2015-1379

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2015-1379 ( SUSE ):  4.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for socat fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2015-1379: lack of async-signal-safe signal handlers can lead to
 crashes
    or freezing of socat processes (bsc#922903).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-726=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * socat-debuginfo-1.7.2.4-4.6.1
    * socat-debugsource-1.7.2.4-4.6.1
    * socat-1.7.2.4-4.6.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1379.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=922903


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<div class="container">
    <h1>Security update for socat</h1>

    <table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
        <tbody>
        <tr>
            <th>Announcement ID:</th>
            <td>SUSE-SU-2025:0726-1</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>Release Date:</th>
            <td>2025-02-26T13:37:01Z</td>
        </tr>
        
        <tr>
            <th>Rating:</th>
            <td>moderate</td>
        </tr>
        <tr>
            <th>References:</th>
            <td>
                <ul>
                    
                        <li style="display: inline;">
                            <a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=922903">bsc#922903</a>
                        </li>
                    
                    
                </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        
            <tr>
                <th>
                    Cross-References:
                </th>
                <td>
                    <ul>
                    
                        <li style="display: inline;">
                            <a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1379.html">CVE-2015-1379</a>
                        </li>
                    
                    </ul>
                </td>
            </tr>
            <tr>
                <th>CVSS scores:</th>
                <td>
                    <ul class="list-group">
                        
                            <li class="list-group-item">
                                <span
 class="cvss-reference">CVE-2015-1379</span>
                                <span class="cvss-source">
                                    (
                                    
                                        SUSE
                                    
                                    ):
                                </span>
                                <span
 class="cvss-score">4.0</span>
                                <span
 class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L</span>
                            </li>
                        
                    </ul>
                </td>
            </tr>
        
        <tr>
            <th>Affected Products:</th>
            <td>
                <ul class="list-group">
                    
                        <li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux
 Enterprise Server 12 SP5</li>
                    
                        <li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux
 Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security</li>
                    
                        <li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux
 Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5</li>
                    
                </ul>
            </td>
        </tr>
        </tbody>
    </table>

    <p>An update that solves one vulnerability can now be
 installed.</p>

    


    
        <h2>Description:</h2>
    
    <p>This update for socat fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2015-1379: lack of async-signal-safe signal handlers can lead to
 crashes or freezing of socat processes
  (bsc#922903).</li>
</ul>



    

    <h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
    <p>
        To install this SUSE  update use the SUSE recommended
        installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper
 patch".<br/>

        Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
    </p>
    <ul class="list-group">
        
            <li class="list-group-item">
                SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
                
                    
                        <br/>
                        <code>zypper in -t patch
 SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-726=1</code>
                    
                    
                
            </li>
        
    </ul>

    <h2>Package List:</h2>
    <ul>
        
            
                <li>
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
 (x86_64)
                    <ul>
                        
                            <li>socat-debuginfo-1.7.2.4-4.6.1</li>
                        
                           
 <li>socat-debugsource-1.7.2.4-4.6.1</li>
                        
                            <li>socat-1.7.2.4-4.6.1</li>
                        
                    </ul>
                </li>
            
        
    </ul>

    
        <h2>References:</h2>
        <ul>
            
                
                    <li>
                        <a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1379.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-1379.html</a>
                    </li>
                
            
                
                    <li>
                        <a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=922903">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=922903</a>
                    </li>
                
            
        </ul>
    
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