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CVE-2025-46836

net-tools: net-tools Stack Buffer Overflow

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

6.6

CVSS 3.1

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Published · May 15, 2025

Updated · September 1, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in net-tools. This vulnerability allows arbitrary code execution or a crash via improper handling of interface labels from /proc/net/dev.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

To mitigate this vulnerability, disable unprivileged user-namespaces (sysctl kernel.unprivileged_userns_clone=0) to remove the easiest non-privileged trigger path.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 6.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

CWE-787 · Out-of-bounds Write