SB2025090329 - Ubuntu update for iputils
Published: September 3, 2025
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.
1) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-48964)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in ping. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted ICMP Echo Reply packet to trigger an integer overflow and crash the application.
2) Integer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2025-47268)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to an integer overflow within the ping command when handling ICMP Echo Reply packets. A remote attacker can trick the victim to ping a malicious server, trigger an integer overflow and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.