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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-15862: ELSA-2020-5480: net-snmp security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-15862: ELSA-2020-5480: net-snmp security and bug fix update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/25/2020
Created
11/21/2020
Added
11/19/2020
Modified
08/06/2024

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)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-kernel-uek

References

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