Security update for iproute2

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:21582-1
Release Date: 2026-05-07T07:31:57Z
Rating: low
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Cross-References:
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 6.2

An update that solves one vulnerability, contains one feature and has two fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for iproute2 fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2024-58251: terminal lock up via ANSI terminal escape sequence set in argv[0] (bsc#1254324).

Other updates and bugfixes:

  • Fix package for immutable mode (jsc#PED-14787).
  • Add netshaper support (bsc#1253044).
  • Add follow-up fixes included by upstream after the 6.12 release (bsc#1241316):
  • Parse FQ band weights correctly
  • bond: fix stack smash in xstats
  • ip: support setting multiple features
  • tc: gred: fix debug print

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 6.2
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SL-Micro-6.2-715=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Micro 6.2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • iproute2-debugsource-6.12-160000.3.1
    • iproute2-debuginfo-6.12-160000.3.1
    • iproute2-6.12-160000.3.1

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