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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3792-3
October 22, 2018

net-snmp vulnerability
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.10

Summary:

Net-SNMP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network
traffic.

Software Description:
- net-snmp: SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) server and applications

Details:

USN-3792-1 fixed a vulnerability in Net-SNMP. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.10.

Original advisory details:

 It was discovered that Net-SNMP incorrectly handled certain certain crafted
 packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Net-SNMP
 to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libsnmp30                       5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.18.10.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3792-3
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3792-1
  CVE-2018-18065

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/net-snmp/5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.18.10.1