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Ubuntu 20.04: USN-4068-1 Low: OpenSSL Security Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey October 22, 2018
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A security flaw in Net-SNMP for Ubuntu 18.10 may trigger a system failure due to harmful network packets.
Net-SNMP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.

Summary

Net-SNMP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network

traffic.

Software Description:

- 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.

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libsnmp30                       5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.18.10.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3792-1

CVE-2018-18065

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October 22, 2018

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service ubuntu network attack net-snmp

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/net-snmp/5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.18.10.1

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