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[slackware-security] net-tools (SSA:2026-154-02)

Posted on 04 June 2026
Slackware Security

[slackware-security] net-tools (SSA:2026-154-02)

New net-tools packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.


Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/net-tools-20181103_0eebece-i586-4_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
This update fixes a security issue:
interface.c: Stack-based Buffer Overflow in get_name().
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-46836
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/net-tools-20181103_0eebece-i586-4_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/net-tools-20181103_0eebece-x86_64-4_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/net-tools-20181103_0eebece-i686-4.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/net-tools-20181103_0eebece-x86_64-4.txz


MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
828dd667d8030e4ddc4706730dd48eda net-tools-20181103_0eebece-i586-4_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
b2ed660e6785b0a5f00e745c46b6055e net-tools-20181103_0eebece-x86_64-4_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
aba145e3ade4832f9f7bdeb3b670a42d n/net-tools-20181103_0eebece-i686-4.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
70893d47aabe9ebc1e8f2ed0cf46a19c n/net-tools-20181103_0eebece-x86_64-4.txz


Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg net-tools-20181103_0eebece-i586-4_slack15.0.txz


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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com

 

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