Package        : net-snmp
Version        : 5.7.3+dfsg-1.7+deb9u2
Debian Bug     : #965166

A privilege escalation vulnerability vulnerability was discovered in
Net-SNMP, a set of tools for collecting and organising information
about devices on computer networks.

Upstream notes that:

* It is still possible to enable this MIB via the
  --with-mib-modules configure option.

* Another MIB that provides similar functionality, namely
  ucd-snmp/extensible, is disabled by default.

* The security risk of ucd-snmp/pass and ucd-snmp/pass_persist is
  lower since these modules only introduce a security risk if the
  invoked scripts are exploitable.


For Debian 9 "Stretch", this issue has been fixed in net-snmp version
5.7.3+dfsg-1.7+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your net-snmp packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS

Debian LTS: DLA-2299-1: net-snmp security update

July 30, 2020
A privilege escalation vulnerability vulnerability was discovered in Net-SNMP, a set of tools for collecting and organising information about devices on computer networks

Summary

* It is still possible to enable this MIB via the
--with-mib-modules configure option.

* Another MIB that provides similar functionality, namely
ucd-snmp/extensible, is disabled by default.

* The security risk of ucd-snmp/pass and ucd-snmp/pass_persist is
lower since these modules only introduce a security risk if the
invoked scripts are exploitable.


For Debian 9 "Stretch", this issue has been fixed in net-snmp version
5.7.3+dfsg-1.7+deb9u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your net-snmp packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS



Severity
Package : net-snmp
Version : 5.7.3+dfsg-1.7+deb9u2
Debian Bug : #965166

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