USN-4410-1: Net-SNMP vulnerability
Publication date
2 July 2020
Overview
Net-SNMP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input.
Releases
Packages
- net-snmp - SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) server and applications
Details
A double-free bug was discovered in snmpd server. An authenticated user could
potentially cause a DoS by sending a crafted request to the server.
(CVE-2019-20892)
A double-free bug was discovered in snmpd server. An authenticated user could
potentially cause a DoS by sending a crafted request to the server.
(CVE-2019-20892)
Update instructions
After a standard system update you need to restart snmpd to make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
---|---|---|---|
20.04 focal | libsnmp-base – 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1 | ||
libsnmp-perl – 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1 | |||
libsnmp35 – 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1 | |||
snmpd – 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1 |
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