CVE-2024-58251
In netstat in BusyBox through 1.37.0, local users can launch of network application with an argv[0] containing an ANSI terminal escape sequence, leading to a denial of service (terminal locked up) when netstat is used by a victim.
CVE-2024-58251 is fixed in 3 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58251, released April 23, 2025. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.
Routine
CVSS
2.5
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0018
7th percentile
This update for iproute2 fixes the following issue: - CVE-2024-58251: denial of service via terminal escape sequences (bsc#1254324).
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| busybox · Debian 14 | 1:1.37.0-9 | DEBIAN-CVE-2024-58251 | Apr 23, 2025 |
| iproute2 · sles 15.7 | 6.4-150600.7.12.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:1418-1 | Apr 16, 2026 |
| net-tools · opensuse-leap 16.0 | 2.10-160000.4.1 | OPENSUSE-SU-2026:21429-1 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| net-tools · sles 15.7 | 2.0+git20170221.479bb4a-150000.5.18.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:3223-1 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| net-tools · sles 16.0 | 2.10-160000.4.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22862-1 | Jul 23, 2026 |
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