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SUSE: net-tools Moderate Buffer Overflow Security Update 2025:20825-1

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Calendar Grey October 14, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 net-tools update addresses moderate severity buffer overflow issues. Patches available now.

* bsc#1243581 * bsc#1248410 * bsc#1248687 * bsc#142461 * bsc#544339

Summary

## This update for net-tools fixes the following issues: * Fixed stack buffer overflow in parse_hex, proc_gen_fmt, ax25 and netrom (bsc#1248687) * Fixed stack overflow in ax25 and netrom (bsc#1248687) * CVE-2025-46836: Fixed stack buffer overflow caused by the absence of bound checks (bsc#1243581) ## 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: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.0-478=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64) * net-tools-debuginfo-2.10-4.1 * net-tools-2.10-4.1 * net-tools-debugsource-2.10-4.1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow SuSE net-tools stack overflow

References

* bsc#1243581

* bsc#1248410

* bsc#1248687

* bsc#142461

* bsc#544339

Cross-

* CVE-2025-46836

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-46836 ( SUSE ): 5.8

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2025-46836 ( SUSE ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

* CVE-2025-46836 ( NVD ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Micro 6.0

An update that solves one vulnerability and has four fixes can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46836.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243581

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248410

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248687

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20825-1
Release Date: 2025-09-26T09:30:58Z
Rating: moderate

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate buffer overflow SuSE net-tools stack overflow

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