CVE Catalog
CVE-2025-46836
MediumSummary
The net-tools package up to version 2.10 does not properly validate the structure of /proc files, which may lead to errors when reading data.
Risk Assessment
An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to gain unauthorized access to system information or destabilize network tools.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update the net-tools package to the latest available version that includes fixes for /proc file validation.
Original NVD description (English source)
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 s