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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-15862: Important: net-snmp security update (Multiple Advisories)

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CentOS Linux: CVE-2020-15862: Important: net-snmp security update (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/20/2020
Created
11/19/2020
Added
11/18/2020
Modified
11/24/2023

Description

Net-SNMP through 5.8 has Improper Privilege Management because SNMP WRITE access to the EXTEND MIB provides the ability to run arbitrary commands as root.

Solution(s)

  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-agent-libs
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-agent-libs-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-debugsource
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-devel
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-gui
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-libs
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-libs-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-perl
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-perl-debuginfo
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-python
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-sysvinit
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-utils
  • centos-upgrade-net-snmp-utils-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2020-15862

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