[slackware-security]  net-snmp (SSA:2008-210-07)

New net-snmp packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, and -current to
fix security issues.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0960
  http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2292


Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:
+--------------------------+
patches/packages/net-snmp-5.4.1.2-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz:
  Upgraded to net-snmp-5.4.1.2.
  A vulnerability was discovered where an attacked could spoof an authenticated
  SNMPv3 packet due to incorrect HMAC checking.  Also, a buffer overflow was
  found that could be exploited if an application using the net-snmp perl
  modules connects to a malicious server.
  For more information, see:
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0960
    http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-2292
  (* Security fix *)
+--------------------------+


Where to find the new packages:
+-----------------------------+

HINT:  Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try.  This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
directly from ftp.slackware.com.

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project!  :-)

Also see the "Get Slack" section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/net-snmp-5.4.1.2-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/net-snmp-5.4.1.2-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/net-snmp-5.4.1.2-i486-1.tgz


MD5 signatures:
+-------------+

Slackware 12.0 package:
e5c916d2bf7a865d48547b727fc21d26  net-snmp-5.4.1.2-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1 package:
9e42a9a2aad1caffde814d4d5346b707  net-snmp-5.4.1.2-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware -current package:
611ca8b6481ff2e9860f6ecff5e6367c  net-snmp-5.4.1.2-i486-1.tgz


Installation instructions:
+------------------------+

Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg net-snmp-5.4.1.2-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz


+-----+

Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key
security@slackware.com