Security update for net-tools SUSE Patch security@suse.de SUSE Security Team SUSE-SU-2025:02974-1 Final 1 1 2025-08-25T09:23:53Z current 2025-08-25T09:23:53Z 2025-08-25T09:23:53Z cve-database/bin/generate-cvrf.pl 2017-02-24T01:00:00Z Security update for net-tools This update for net-tools fixes the following issues: - CVE-2025-46836: Fixed absence of bound check that might lead to a stack buffer overflow (bsc#1243581) The CVRF data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0). SUSE-2025-2974,SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-2974 Copyright SUSE LLC under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502974-1/ Link for SUSE-SU-2025:02974-1 https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2025-August/041346.html E-Mail link for SUSE-SU-2025:02974-1 https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/ SUSE Security Ratings https://bugzilla.suse.com/1243581 SUSE Bug 1243581 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1246608 SUSE Bug 1246608 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46836/ SUSE CVE CVE-2025-46836 page SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 net-tools-1.60-765.12.1 net-tools-1.60-765.12.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5 net-tools is a collection of programs that form the base set of the NET-3 networking distribution for the Linux operating system. Inn versions up to and including 2.10, the Linux network utilities (like ifconfig) from the net-tools package do not properly validate the structure of /proc files when showing interfaces. `get_name()` in `interface.c` copies interface labels from `/proc/net/dev` into a fixed 16-byte stack buffer without bounds checking, leading to possible arbitrary code execution or crash. The known attack path does not require privilege but also does not provide privilege escalation in this scenario. A patch is available and expected to be part of version 2.20. CVE-2025-46836 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5:net-tools-1.60-765.12.1 moderate To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2025/suse-su-202502974-1/ https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46836.html CVE-2025-46836 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1243581 SUSE Bug 1243581