Security update for iproute2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21737-1
Release Date: 2026-05-20T11:02:46Z
Rating: low
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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:
  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1

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

Description:

This update for iproute2 fixes the following issue

  • CVE-2024-58251: denial of service via terminal escape sequences (bsc#1254324).

Changes for iproute2:

  • support display of bound but unconnected sockets (bsc#1204562).
  • avoid spurious cgroup warning (bsc#1234383).
  • add post-6.4 follow-up fixes (bsc#1243005).
  • devlink: support ipsec_crypto and ipsec_packet cap (bsc#1248660).

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 6.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-6.1-537=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.1 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • iproute2-debugsource-6.4-slfo.1.1_1.1
    • iproute2-6.4-slfo.1.1_1.1
    • iproute2-debuginfo-6.4-slfo.1.1_1.1

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