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openSUSE: iputils Moderate Integer Overflow Fix CVE-2025-48964

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Calendar Grey July 21, 2025
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SUSE addresses security flaw in iputils, resolving a significant integer overflow concern across various releases. Detailed patching guidelines included.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description

This update for iputils fixes the following issues:

* CVE-2025-48964: Fixed integer overflow in ping statistics via zero timestamp

(bsc#1243772).

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security advisory moderate software update integer overflow OpenSUSE iputils

Patch

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like

YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

* openSUSE Leap 15.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-2025-2431=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2431=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2025-2431=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-2431=1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2025-2431=1

* Server Applications Module 15-SP6

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP6-2025-2431=1

* Server Applications Module 15-SP7

zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Server-Applications-15-SP7-2025-2431=1

Package List

* openSUSE Leap 15.4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

* iputils-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* iputils-debugsource-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* rarpd-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* iputils-debuginfo-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* rarpd-debuginfo-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* iputils-debuginfo-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* iputils-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* iputils-debugsource-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* iputils-debuginfo-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* iputils-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* iputils-debugsource-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* iputils-debuginfo-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* iputils-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* iputils-debugsource-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)

* iputils-debuginfo-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* iputils-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* iputils-debugsource-20211215-150400.3.22.1

* Server Applications Module 15-SP6...

Read the Full Advisory

References

* bsc#1243772

## References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-48964.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243772

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02431-1
Release Date: 2025-07-21T11:23:49Z
Affected Products: * openSUSE Leap 15.4 * Server Applications Module 15-SP6 * Server Applications Module 15-SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

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