SUSE · security update for iputils
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 9.6 when convenient.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 1.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 77% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 9.6
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 24 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
Upgrade redhat/iputils to 9.6.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
Red Hatredhat/iputilspkg:rpm/redhat/iputilsOther threats | Affected
| Fixed in
|
Check your own hosts for these packages with threat-finder (opens in a new tab), our free open-source scanner.
AI-suggested
A security update fixing this vulnerability is available from Red Hat. Users should apply the updated iputils packages provided in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:11320 to remediate this issue. Refer to the Red Hat article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. Since a patch is available, applying the official fix is the recommended mitigation.
Description
A signed integer overflow vulnerability exists in the timestamp multiplication logic of the iputils ping utility in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x. This vulnerability, identified as CVE-2025-47268, has been rated with moderate severity by Red Hat. It affects multiple variants of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.x, including Extended Update Support and Update Services for SAP Solutions. A security update addressing this issue is available from Red Hat.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11320 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2364090 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_11320.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:11321 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_11321.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9421 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_9421.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2025:9432 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2025/rhsa-2025_9432.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2025_9432.json (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/suse-liberty-linux-updates/2025-June/001698.html (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-47268/ (opens in a new tab)