Security update for iputils

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02797-1
Release Date: 2025-08-14T14:35:59Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-48964 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-48964 ( SUSE ): 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2025-48964 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2025-48964 ( NVD ): 5.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2

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

Description:

This update for iputils fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2025-48964: Fixed integer overflow in ping statistics via zero timestamp (bsc#1243772).

Other bugfixes:

  • Fixed ping on s390x that printed invalid ttl (bsc#1243284).

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 5.1
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2025-2797=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2025-2797=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.2-2025-2797=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • iputils-debugsource-s20161105-150000.8.14.1
    • iputils-s20161105-150000.8.14.1
    • iputils-debuginfo-s20161105-150000.8.14.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • iputils-debugsource-s20161105-150000.8.14.1
    • iputils-s20161105-150000.8.14.1
    • iputils-debuginfo-s20161105-150000.8.14.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2 (aarch64 s390x x86_64)
    • iputils-debugsource-s20161105-150000.8.14.1
    • iputils-s20161105-150000.8.14.1
    • iputils-debuginfo-s20161105-150000.8.14.1

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