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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-15862: ELSA-2020-5350: net-snmp security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2020-15862: ELSA-2020-5350: net-snmp security update (IMPORTANT) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C)
Published
08/25/2020
Created
11/21/2020
Added
11/19/2020
Modified
12/01/2024

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. A flaw was found in Net-SNMP through version 5.73, where an Improper Privilege Management issue occurs due to SNMP WRITE access to the EXTEND MIB allows running arbitrary commands as root. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-net-snmp
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-net-snmp-agent-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-net-snmp-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-net-snmp-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-net-snmp-perl
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-net-snmp-utils

References

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