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CVE-2024-58251VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE · Security update for net-tools

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Not known to be exploited.

Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 20:20 UTC

Severity
Low

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

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 23 Jul 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: 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 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.

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