SUSE-SU-2025:03245-1: moderate: Security update for net-tools

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# Security update for net-tools

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03245-1  
Release Date: 2025-09-17T10:55:16Z  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1243581
  * bsc#1248410
  * bsc#1248687

  
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 Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

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

## Description:

This update for net-tools fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  * Avoid unsafe use of `memcpy` in `ifconfig` (bsc#1248687).
  * Prevent overflow in `ax25` and `netrom` (bsc#1248687).
  * Fix stack buffer overflow in `parse_hex` (bsc#1248687).
  * Fix stack buffer overflow in `proc_gen_fmt` (bsc#1248687).

Other issues fixed:

  * Allow use of long interface names after CVE-2025-46836 fix, even if they are
    not accepted by the kernel (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:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-3245=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    * net-tools-debuginfo-1.60-765.15.1
    * net-tools-debugsource-1.60-765.15.1
    * net-tools-1.60-765.15.1

## 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=1248410
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1248687

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