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Debian: DSA-5923-1 critical: net-tools buffer overflow causing DoS

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Calendar Grey May 18, 2025
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This security advisory highlights a buffer overflow vulnerability in the net-tools package that may disrupt service stability and compromise systems
Mohamed Maatallah discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the get_name() function in net-tools, a collection of programs for controlling the network subsystem of the Linux kern...
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security advisory denial of service buffer overflow Debian net-tools application crash

Summary

For the stable distribution (bookworm), this problem has been fixed in
version 2.10-0.1+deb12u1.

We recommend that you upgrade your net-tools packages.

For the detailed security status of net-tools please refer to its
security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/net-tools

Further information about Debian Security Advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://www.debian.org/security/



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Package: net-tools
CVE ID: CVE-2025-46836

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security advisory denial of service buffer overflow Debian net-tools application crash

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