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Red Hat: CVE-2022-44793: NULL Pointer Exception when handling pv6IpForwarding (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2022-44793: NULL Pointer Exception when handling pv6IpForwarding (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/07/2022
Created
05/15/2023
Added
05/15/2023
Modified
09/03/2024

Description

handle_ipv6IpForwarding in agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/ip_scalars.c in Net-SNMP 5.4.3 through 5.9.3 has a NULL Pointer Exception bug that can be used by a remote attacker to cause the instance to crash via a crafted UDP packet, resulting in Denial of Service.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-net-snmp
  • redhat-upgrade-net-snmp-agent-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-net-snmp-agent-libs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-net-snmp-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-net-snmp-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-net-snmp-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-net-snmp-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-net-snmp-libs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-net-snmp-perl
  • redhat-upgrade-net-snmp-perl-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-net-snmp-utils
  • redhat-upgrade-net-snmp-utils-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-net-snmp
  • redhat-upgrade-python3-net-snmp-debuginfo

References

  • CVE-2022-44793
  • RHSA-2023:2444
  • RHSA-2023:2969

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