SUSE-SU-2016:0344-1

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    SUSE-SU-2016:0344-1

    Published: 5 Feb 2016Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2015-4000
    Aliases:
    CVE-2015-4000

    Summary: Security update for socat

    Details: This update for socat fixed the following issues: - bsc#964844: Fixed security advisory 8, Stack overflow in parser, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/02/01/5. - bsc#938913: Improved resilience against Logjam attacks (CVE-2015-4000) by increasing the size of the default DH group from 512 to 2048 bit. This change avoids the non-prime 1024 bit DH p parameter in OpenSSL http://www.dest-unreach.org/socat/contrib/socat-secadv7.html.

    References: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2016/suse-su-20160344-1/, https://bugzilla.suse.com/938913, https://bugzilla.suse.com/964844, https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-4000

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: socat

    Purl: pkg:rpm/suse/socat&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.7.2.4-3.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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