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CVE-2024-52949VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE · security update for iptraf-ng

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 9.9.0 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 54% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.9.0

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 May 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

Upgrade SUSE to 9.9.0.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
SUSE Product Security Team SUSEAffected
  • >=9.0.0 <9.9.0
Fixed in
  • 9.9.0

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated iptraf-ng packages (version 1.2.2-1.el9) that fix the buffer overflow vulnerability. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 versions should apply the security update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:7064. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-52949) has been identified in the ifaces.c component of iptraf-ng, a console-based network monitoring utility included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The vulnerability has been rated as moderate impact by Red Hat. Updated packages addressing this issue have been released for multiple architectures and versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. No known exploits are reported in the wild at this time.

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