ALPINE-CVE-2026-56123
socat versions 1.8.0.0 through 1.8.1.1 contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability that allows a malicious SOCKS5 proxy server to overwrite adjacent heap memory by exploiting a sign-extension flaw in the DOMAINNAME reply parser. During connection setup, the domain name length byte is read through a signed char field causing a negative bytes_to_read value that is implicitly converted to size_t, resulting in an unbounded heap write into the 262-byte reply buffer with attacker-controlled size and content.
ALPINE-CVE-2026-56123
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: osv:ALPINE-CVE-2026-56123
socat
Source reference: /affected/0/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 1.8.1.2-r0
Source reference:
/affected/0/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
socat
Source reference: /affected/1/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 1.8.1.2-r0
Source reference:
/affected/1/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
socat
Source reference: /affected/2/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 1.8.1.2-r0
Source reference:
/affected/2/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
socat
Source reference: /affected/3/package/name
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- 1.8.1.2-r0
Source reference:
/affected/3/ranges - Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
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"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "1.8.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.8.1.2-r0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "socat",
"purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/socat?arch=source",
"ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.21"
},
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2026-56123.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "1.8.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.8.1.2-r0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "socat",
"purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/socat?arch=source",
"ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.22"
},
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2026-56123.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "1.8.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.8.1.2-r0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "socat",
"purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/socat?arch=source",
"ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.23"
},
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2026-56123.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {}
},
{
"ranges": [
{
"type": "ECOSYSTEM",
"events": [
{
"introduced": "1.8.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "1.8.1.2-r0"
}
]
}
],
"package": {
"name": "socat",
"purl": "pkg:apk/alpine/socat?arch=source",
"ecosystem": "Alpine:v3.24"
},
"database_specific": {
"source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/alpine/ALPINE-CVE-2026-56123.json"
},
"ecosystem_specific": {}
}
]Publisher severity
No explicit severity was provided.
- Event
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