ESB-2026.3228 — Vulnetix

ESB-2026.3228 PUBLISHED CVSS 6.599999904632568 MEDIUM

=========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2026.3228 Security update for net-tools 2 April 2026 =========================================================================== AUSCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: net-tools Publisher: SUSE Operating System: SUSE Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2025-46836 Original Bulletin: https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202620940-1 Comment: CVSS (Max): 6.6 CVE-2025-46836 (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H) CVSS Source: SUSE Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H EPSS (Max): 0.1% (30th) CVE-2025-46836 2026-04-01 - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- Security update for net-tools Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:20940-1 Release Date: 2026-03-26T15:12:43Z Rating: moderate o bsc#1243581 o bsc#1248410 o bsc#1248687 References: o bsc#142461 o bsc#430864 o bsc#544339 Cross-References: o CVE-2025-46836 o 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 o CVE-2025-46836 ( SUSE ): 6.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N CVSS scores: /S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H o 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 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 Products: An update that solves one vulnerability and has five fixes can now be installed. Description: This update for net-tools fixes the following issues: o Fix stack buffer overflow in parse_hex (bsc#1248687, GHSA-h667-qrp8-gj58). o Fix stack-based buffer overflow in proc_gen_fmt (bsc#1248687, GHSA-w7jq-cmw2-cq59). o Avoid unsafe memcpy in ifconfig (bsc#1248687). o Prevent overflow in ax25 and netrom (bsc#1248687) o Keep possibility to enter long interface names, even if they are not accepted by the kernel, because it was always possible up to CVE-2025-46836 fix. But issue a warning about an interface name concatenation (bsc# 1248410). 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: o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLES-16.0-454=1 Package List: o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) net-tools-debugsource-2.10-160000.3.1 net-tools-2.10-160000.3.1 net-tools-debuginfo-2.10-160000.3.1 o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server - BCI 16.0 (noarch) net-tools-lang-2.10-160000.3.1 References: o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-46836.html o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1243581 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248410 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248687 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=142461 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=430864 o https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=544339 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT---------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AUSCERT. The mailing list you are subscribed to is maintained within your organisation, so if you do not wish to continue receiving these bulletins you should contact your local IT manager. If you do not know who that is, please send an email to auscert@auscert.org.au and we will forward your request to the appropriate person. NOTE: Third Party Rights This security bulletin is provided as a service to AUSCERT's members. As AUSCERT did not write the document quoted above, AUSCERT has had no control over its content. The decision to follow or act on information or advice contained in this security bulletin is the responsibility of each user or organisation, and should be considered in accordance with your organisation's site policies and procedures. AUSCERT takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin. NOTE: This is only the original release of the security bulletin. It may not be updated when updates to the original are made. If downloading at a later date, it is recommended that the bulletin is retrieved directly from the author's website to ensure that the information is still current. Contact information for the authors of the original document is included in the Security Bulletin above. If you have any questions or need further information, please contact them directly. Previous advisories and external security bulletins can be retrieved from: https://portal.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ =========================================================================== AUSCERT The University of Queensland, Brisbane QLD 4072 Australia e: auscert@auscert.org.au t: +61 (0)7 3365 4417 Allies in Cyber Security ===========================================================================

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.1

6.599999904632568

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
SUSE	net-tools

Timeline

Apr 2, 2026 CVE Published

References

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