SB2024092735 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for net-snmp



SB2024092735 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 update for net-snmp

Published: September 27, 2024

Security Bulletin ID SB2024092735
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 6
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 33% Low 67%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 6 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24805)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when handling INDEX of NET-SNMP-VACM-MIB. A remote attacker can trick the victim into loading a specially crafted MIB collection, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24806)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input when SETing malformed OIDs in master agent and subagent simultaneously. A remote user can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


3) Out-of-bounds write (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24807)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in a SET request to SNMP-VIEW-BASED-ACM-MIB::vacmAccessTable. A remote user can pass a malformed OID in a SET request, trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


4) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24809)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in nsVacmAccessTable  when handling malformed OID in GET-NEXT. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


5) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24808)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in NET-SNMP-AGENT-MIB::nsLogTable when handling malformed OID in a SET request. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


6) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24810)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in nsVacmAccessTable when handling malformed OID in a SET request. A remote user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.