Security update for iputils

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:02432-1
Release Date: 2025-07-21T11:23:54Z
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
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 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)

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-2025-2432=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • iputils-debuginfo-s20161105-11.12.1
    • iputils-debugsource-s20161105-11.12.1
    • iputils-s20161105-11.12.1

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