SUSE · Security update for net-tools
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 7% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 23 Jul 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: 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 31 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
A security update from SUSE for net-tools addresses this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided update to mitigate the issue. Since the vendor has released a fix, applying this official update is the recommended remediation.
Description
A low severity denial of service vulnerability (CVE-2024-58251) in net-tools was identified by the SUSE Product Security Team. The issue is triggered by terminal escape sequences. No CVSS score or known exploits in the wild are reported. A security update addressing this vulnerability has been released by SUSE. Specific affected versions are not clearly stated beyond certain SUSE package versions.
References
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/opensuse-su-2026_21429-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.suse.com/1254323 (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-58251/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/suse-su-2026_22936-1.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/update/announcement/2026/suse-su-202622936-1/ (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-updates/2026-July/048863.html (opens in a new tab)