CVE-2024-58251 Affecting iproute2-bash-completion package, versions <6.12-160000.3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.18% (8th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-SLES1600-IPROUTE2BASHCOMPLETION-16687273
  • published14 May 2026
  • disclosed7 May 2026

Introduced: 7 May 2026

CVE-2024-58251  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade SLES:16.0.0 iproute2-bash-completion to version 6.12-160000.3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream iproute2-bash-completion package and not the iproute2-bash-completion package as distributed by SLES. See How to fix? for SLES:16.0.0 relevant fixed versions and status.

In netstat in BusyBox through 1.37.0, local users can launch of network application with an argv[0] containing an ANSI terminal escape sequence, leading to a denial of service (terminal locked up) when netstat is used by a victim.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1