====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: net-snmp security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2008:0971-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008:0971.html
Issue date:        2008-11-03
CVE Names:         CVE-2008-4309 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

Updated net-snmp packages that fix a security issue are now available for
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3, 4, and 5.

This update has been rated as having important security impact by the Red
Hat Security Response Team.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Desktop version 3 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4 - i386, ia64, ppc, s390, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4 - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4 - i386, ia64, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client) - i386, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server) - i386, ia64, ppc, s390x, x86_64

3. Description:

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a protocol used for
network management.

A denial-of-service flaw was found in the way Net-SNMP processes SNMP
GETBULK requests. A remote attacker who issued a specially-crafted request
could cause the snmpd server to crash. (CVE-2008-4309)

Note: An attacker must have read access to the SNMP server in order to
exploit this flaw. In the default configuration, the community name
"public" grants read-only access. In production deployments, it is
recommended to change this default community name.

All users of net-snmp should upgrade to these updated packages, which
contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.

4. Solution:

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released
errata relevant to your system have been applied.

This update is available via Red Hat Network.  Details on how to use
the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

469349 - CVE-2008-4309 net-snmp: numresponses calculation integer overflow in snmp_agent.c

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 3:

Source:

i386:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm

ia64:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm

ppc:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ppc64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ppc64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ppc.rpm

s390:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390.rpm

s390x:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Desktop version 3:

Source:

i386:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm

x86_64:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 3:

Source:

i386:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm

ia64:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 3:

Source:

i386:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm

ia64:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
net-snmp-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.0.9-2.30E.25.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS version 4:

Source:

i386:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm

ia64:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm

ppc:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ppc64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ppc64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ppc.rpm

s390:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390.rpm

s390x:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop version 4:

Source:

i386:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm

x86_64:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 4:

Source:

i386:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm

ia64:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 4:

Source:

i386:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm

ia64:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.ia64.rpm

x86_64:
net-snmp-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.1.2-13.el4_7.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
net-snmp-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm

x86_64:
net-snmp-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm

RHEL Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client):

Source:

i386:
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm

x86_64:
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server):

Source:

i386:
net-snmp-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm

ia64:
net-snmp-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ia64.rpm

ppc:
net-snmp-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ppc64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ppc64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ppc64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ppc.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.ppc.rpm

s390x:
net-snmp-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.s390.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.s390.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.s390.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.s390x.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
net-snmp-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-debuginfo-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-devel-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.i386.rpm
net-snmp-libs-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-perl-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm
net-snmp-utils-5.3.1-24.el5_2.2.x86_64.rpm

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7. References:

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-4309
http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

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