CVE-2024-54661
A local attacker can exploit a vulnerability in the 'socat' package of Red Hat Enterprise Linux to manipulate files.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- A vulnerability allows a local attacker to manipulate files within the 'socat' package.
- Who is affected
- Local users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux with the 'socat' package installed are affected.
- Urgency
- Remediation is medium urgency as the vulnerability is not currently exploited but could lead to file manipulation.
- Action
- Update the 'socat' package to the latest version to resolve this issue.
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Exploitation outlook
- Low exploitation risk0.80% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 53% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Advisory coverage (2)
- medium[UPDATE] [medium] Red Hat Enterprise Linux (socat): Vulnerability allows file manipulationcert-bund · 2026-07-07
- unknownUSN-8511-1: socat vulnerabilitiesubuntu · 2026-07-06
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