CVE-2020-15862

net-snmp: The net-snmp packages provide various libraries and tools for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), includin...

CVE-2020-15862 is fixed in 15 products on 1 platform, first by libsnmp-base 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6, released August 5, 2020. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
8.8
Important
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0038
32nd percentile

The net-snmp packages provide various libraries and tools for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), including an SNMP library, an extensible agent, tools for requesting or setting information from SNMP agents, tools for generating and handling SNMP traps, a version of the netstat command which uses SNMP, and a Tk/Perl Management Information Base (MIB) browser. Security Fix(es): * net-snmp: Improper Privilege Management in EXTEND MIB may lead to privileged commands execution (CVE-2020-15862) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section. Bug Fix(es): * In RHEL 8, snmpd using v3 is unable to send out default 60 maxGetbulkResponses when invalid PID specified. (BZ#1896760) * AVC denied for snmpd / snmptrapd (BZ#1902662)

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
libsnmp-base · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 libsnmp-base 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 Aug 5, 2020
libsnmp-base · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 libsnmp-base 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 Aug 5, 2020
libsnmp-perl · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 libsnmp-perl 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 Aug 5, 2020
libsnmp-perl · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 libsnmp-perl 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 Aug 5, 2020
libsnmp30 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 libsnmp30 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 Aug 5, 2020
libsnmp35 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 libsnmp35 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 Aug 5, 2020
net-snmp · RHEL 8 1:5.8-18.el8_3.1 RHSA-2020:5480 Dec 15, 2020
net-snmp · ol 8 1:5.8-18.el8_3.1 ELSA-2020-5480 Dec 17, 2020
net-snmp-agent-libs · RHEL 8 1:5.8-18.el8_3.1 RHSA-2020:5480 Dec 15, 2020
net-snmp-agent-libs · ol 8 1:5.8-18.el8_3.1 ELSA-2020-5480 Dec 17, 2020
net-snmp-devel · RHEL 8 1:5.8-18.el8_3.1 RHSA-2020:5480 Dec 15, 2020
net-snmp-devel · ol 8 1:5.8-18.el8_3.1 ELSA-2020-5480 Dec 17, 2020
net-snmp-libs · RHEL 8 1:5.8-18.el8_3.1 RHSA-2020:5480 Dec 15, 2020
net-snmp-libs · ol 8 1:5.8-18.el8_3.1 ELSA-2020-5480 Dec 17, 2020
net-snmp-perl · RHEL 8 1:5.8-18.el8_3.1 RHSA-2020:5480 Dec 15, 2020
net-snmp-perl · ol 8 1:5.8-18.el8_3.1 ELSA-2020-5480 Dec 17, 2020
net-snmp-utils · RHEL 8 1:5.8-18.el8_3.1 RHSA-2020:5480 Dec 15, 2020
net-snmp-utils · ol 8 1:5.8-18.el8_3.1 ELSA-2020-5480 Dec 17, 2020
python-netsnmp · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 python-netsnmp 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 Aug 5, 2020
snmp · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 snmp 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 Aug 5, 2020
snmp · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 snmp 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 Aug 5, 2020
snmpd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 snmpd 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 Aug 5, 2020
snmpd · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 snmpd 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 Aug 5, 2020
snmptrapd · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 snmptrapd 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 Aug 5, 2020
snmptrapd · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 snmptrapd 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 Aug 5, 2020
tkmib · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 tkmib 5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6 Aug 5, 2020
tkmib · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 tkmib 5.8+dfsg-2ubuntu2.3 Aug 5, 2020

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