SUSE-SU-2025:20566-1: moderate: Security update for net-tools

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# Security update for net-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:20566-1  
Release Date: 2025-08-21T08:20:56Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1243581
  * bsc#1246608

  
Cross-References:

  * 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 one fix can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for net-tools fixes the following issues:

  * Provide more readable error for interface name size checking (bsc#1243581)

  * Perform bound checks when parsing interface labels in /proc/net/dev
    (bsc#1243581, bsc#1246608. CVE-2025-46836)

## 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-6.0-431=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Micro 6.0 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    * net-tools-debugsource-2.10-3.1
    * net-tools-debuginfo-2.10-3.1
    * net-tools-2.10-3.1

## References:

  * 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=1246608

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