USN-3792-3: Net-SNMP vulnerability
22 October 2018
Net-SNMP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.
Releases
Packages
- net-snmp - SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) server and applications
Details
USN-3792-1 fixed a vulnerability in Net-SNMP. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.10.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that Net-SNMP incorrectly handled certain certain crafted
packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Net-SNMP
to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
Related notices
- USN-3792-1: snmpd, tkmib, libsnmp-perl, python-netsnmp, net-snmp, libsnmp30, libsnmp-dev, snmptrapd, snmp, libsnmp-base
- USN-3792-2: net-snmp, libsnmp15