[ALSA-2020:5480] Important: net-snmp security and bug fix update
Type:
security
Severity:
important
Release date:
2020-12-15
Description:
The net-snmp packages provide various libraries and tools for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), including an SNMP library, an extensible agent, tools for requesting or setting information from SNMP agents, tools for generating and handling SNMP traps, a version of the netstat command which uses SNMP, and a Tk/Perl Management Information Base (MIB) browser. Security Fix(es): * net-snmp: Improper Privilege Management in EXTEND MIB may lead to privileged commands execution (CVE-2020-15862) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Bug Fix(es): * In AlmaLinux 8, snmpd using v3 is unable to send out default 60 maxGetbulkResponses when invalid PID specified. (BZ#1896760) * AVC denied for snmpd / snmptrapd (BZ#1902662)
References:
Updated packages:
  • net-snmp-5.8-18.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
  • net-snmp-agent-libs-5.8-18.el8_3.1.i686.rpm
  • net-snmp-agent-libs-5.8-18.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
  • net-snmp-devel-5.8-18.el8_3.1.i686.rpm
  • net-snmp-devel-5.8-18.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
  • net-snmp-libs-5.8-18.el8_3.1.i686.rpm
  • net-snmp-libs-5.8-18.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
  • net-snmp-perl-5.8-18.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
  • net-snmp-utils-5.8-18.el8_3.1.x86_64.rpm
Notes:
This page is generated automatically from Red Hat security data and has not been checked for errors. For clarification or corrections please contact the AlmaLinux Packaging Team.