Import Source
https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-61883.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/AZL-61883
Upstream
Published
2025-05-14T23:15:48Z
Modified
2026-04-21T04:31:52.788850Z
Summary
CVE-2025-46836 affecting package net-tools for versions less than 2.10-4
Details

net-tools is a collection of programs that form the base set of the NET-3 networking distribution for the Linux operating system. Inn versions up to and including 2.10, the Linux network utilities (like ifconfig) from the net-tools package do not properly validate the structure of /proc files when showing interfaces. get_name() in interface.c copies interface labels from /proc/net/dev into a fixed 16-byte stack buffer without bounds checking, leading to possible arbitrary code execution or crash. The known attack path does not require privilege but also does not provide privilege escalation in this scenario. A patch is available and expected to be part of version 2.20.

References

Affected packages

Azure Linux:2 / net-tools

Package

Name
net-tools
Purl
pkg:rpm/azure-linux/net-tools

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.10-4

Database specific

source
"https://github.com/microsoft/AzureLinuxVulnerabilityData/blob/main/osv/AZL-61883.json"