GLSA 201409-02: Net-SNMP: Denial of Service

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Severity:	normal
Title:	Net-SNMP: Denial of Service
Date:	09/01/2014
Bugs:	#431752, #493296, #502968, #509110
ID:	201409-02

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Net-SNMP which could allow remote attackers to cause Denial of Service.

Background

Net-SNMP bundles software for generating and retrieving SNMP data.

Affected packages

Package	Vulnerable	Unaffected	Architecture(s)
net-analyzer/net-snmp	< 5.7.3_pre3	>= 5.7.3_pre3	All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Net-SNMP. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

A remote attacker could create a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All net-snmp users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose
      ">=net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.7.3_pre3"

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201409-02.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.