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SUSE net-tools Moderate Denial of Service Fix 2026-3223-1

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Calendar Grey July 24, 2026
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SUSE announces moderate security fix for net-tools addressing denial of service due to terminal escape sequences.
SUSE has released a security update for net-tools addressing a denial of service vulnerability, affecting various SUSE products

Summary

## This update for net-tools fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-58251: denial of service via terminal escape sequences (bsc#1254323). ## 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 Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-3223=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-3223=1 * Basesystem Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-3223=1 * Legacy Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP7-2026-3223=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-3223=1

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security advisory moderate denial of service SuSE net-tools cve-2024-58251

References

* bsc#1254323

Cross-

* CVE-2024-58251

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-58251 ( SUSE ): 2.4

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

* CVE-2024-58251 ( SUSE ): 2.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

* CVE-2024-58251 ( NVD ): 2.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* Legacy Module 15-SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:3223-1
Release Date: 2026-07-23T18:31:56Z
Rating: moderate

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security advisory moderate denial of service SuSE net-tools cve-2024-58251

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