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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202008-12
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Severity: Normal
Title: Net-SNMP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: August 26, 2020
Bugs: #729610, #734994
ID: 202008-12
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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in Net-SNMP, the worst of
which could result in privilege escalation.
Background
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Net-SNMP bundles software for generating and retrieving SNMP data.
Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 net-analyzer/net-snmp < 5.8.1_pre1 >= 5.8.1_pre1
Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Net-SNMP. Please
review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
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All Net-SNMP users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot -v ">=net-analyzer/net-snmp-5.8.1_pre1"
References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-20892
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-20892
[ 2 ] CVE-2020-15861
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15861
[ 3 ] CVE-2020-15862
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15862
Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202008-12
Concerns?
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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.
License
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Copyright 2020 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).
The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.
https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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