Ubuntu Security Update USN-8511-1: socat vulnerabilities

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It was discovered that socat incorrectly handled the SOCKS5 proxy server reply parser. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-56123) It was discovered that socat incorrectly handled a sample script. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to overwrite arbitrary files. This issue only affected Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2024-54661)

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