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Unscored USN-7537-2 0 CVEs

net-tools regression

Published May 28, 2025 · Updated Feb 10, 2026

Summary

USN-7537-1 fixed a vulnerability in net-tools that caused a regression.
This update fixes the problem.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that net-tools incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possible use this issue to cause a crash or execute
arbitrary code.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · 20.04 LTS 20.04:LTS net-tools 1.60+git20180626.aebd88e-1ubuntu1.3
Ubuntu · 22.04 LTS 22.04:LTS net-tools 1.60+git20181103.0eebece-1ubuntu5.4
Ubuntu · 24.04 LTS 24.04:LTS net-tools 2.10-0.1ubuntu4.4

References

  • report
    https://launchpad.net/bugs/2111912