SUSE-SU-2025:0726-1: moderate: Security update for socat

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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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