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SUSE: net-snmp Important Buffer Overflow Fix CVE-2025-68615 2026:0195-1

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Calendar Grey January 21, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Critical update released for net-snmp addresses buffer overflow risk on SUSE systems requiring immediate action.
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for net-snmp fixes the following issues: * CVE-2025-68615: Fixed snmptrapd buffer overflow (bsc#1255491) ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-2026-195=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-195=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libsnmp40-debuginfo-5.9.4-14.11.1 * net-snmp-debugsource-5.9.4-14.11.1 * perl-SNMP-5.9.4-14.11.1 * net-snmp-devel-5.9.4-14.11.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory security update buffer overflow SuSE important Net-SNMP

References

* bsc#1255491

Cross-

* CVE-2025-68615

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2025-68615 ( SUSE ): 9.2

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2025-68615 ( SUSE ): 8.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2025-68615 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68615.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1255491

Severity
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0195-1
Release Date: 2026-01-21T09:05:20Z
Rating: important

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory security update buffer overflow SuSE important Net-SNMP

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