Amazon Linux 2 : socat, --advisory ALAS2-2026-3303 (ALAS-2026-3303)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 316913

Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2 host is missing a security update.

Description

The version of socat installed on the remote host is prior to 1.7.3.2-2. It is, therefore, affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the ALAS2-2026-3303 advisory.

readline.sh in socat through 1.8.0.1 relies on the /tmp/$USER/stderr2 file. (CVE-2024-54661)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Run 'yum update socat' or or 'yum update --advisory ALAS2-2026-3303' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 316913

File Name: al2_ALAS-2026-3303.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 5/27/2026

Updated: 5/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Temporal Score: 7.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-54661

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:socat, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:socat-debuginfo

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/26/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 12/4/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-54661

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