{"id":"USN-4471-2","summary":"net-snmp regression","details":"USN-4471-1 fixed a vulnerability in Net-SNMP. The updated introduced a regression making\nnsExtendCacheTime not settable. This update fixes the problem adding the cacheTime feature flag.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n Tobias Neitzel discovered that Net-SNMP incorrectly handled certain symlinks.\n An attacker could possibly use this issue to access sensitive information.\n (CVE-2020-15861)\n\n It was discovered that Net-SNMP incorrectly handled certain inputs.\n An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code.\n This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 ESM, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu\n 18.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. (CVE-2020-15862)\n","modified":"2026-04-22T10:07:25.027680Z","published":"2020-09-01T12:47:46Z","related":["UBUNTU-CVE-2020-15862"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4471-2"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://launchpad.net/bugs/1892980"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"net-snmp","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/net-snmp@5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3+esm2?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3+esm2"}]}],"versions":["5.7.2~dfsg-8ubuntu1","5.7.2~dfsg-8ubuntu2","5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu1","5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu2","5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3","5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.1","5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.2","5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3","5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3+esm1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libsnmp-base","binary_version":"5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3+esm2"},{"binary_name":"libsnmp-perl","binary_version":"5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3+esm2"},{"binary_name":"libsnmp30","binary_version":"5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3+esm2"},{"binary_name":"python-netsnmp","binary_version":"5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3+esm2"},{"binary_name":"snmp","binary_version":"5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3+esm2"},{"binary_name":"snmpd","binary_version":"5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3+esm2"},{"binary_name":"tkmib","binary_version":"5.7.2~dfsg-8.1ubuntu3.3+esm2"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4471-2.json","cves_map":{"cves":[],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS"}}},{"package":{"name":"net-snmp","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/net-snmp@5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6"}]}],"versions":["5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu2","5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu3","5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4","5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.1","5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.2","5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.3","5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.4","5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libsnmp-base","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6"},{"binary_name":"libsnmp-perl","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6"},{"binary_name":"libsnmp30","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6"},{"binary_name":"python-netsnmp","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6"},{"binary_name":"snmp","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6"},{"binary_name":"snmpd","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6"},{"binary_name":"snmptrapd","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6"},{"binary_name":"tkmib","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1ubuntu4.6"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4471-2.json","cves_map":{"cves":[],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS"}}},{"package":{"name":"net-snmp","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/net-snmp@5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6?arch=source&distro=bionic"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6"}]}],"versions":["5.7.3+dfsg-1.7ubuntu1","5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu1","5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu2","5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3","5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.1","5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.2","5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.3","5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.5"],"ecosystem_specific":{"availability":"No subscription required","binaries":[{"binary_name":"libsnmp-base","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6"},{"binary_name":"libsnmp-perl","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6"},{"binary_name":"libsnmp30","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6"},{"binary_name":"python-netsnmp","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6"},{"binary_name":"snmp","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6"},{"binary_name":"snmpd","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6"},{"binary_name":"snmptrapd","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6"},{"binary_name":"tkmib","binary_version":"5.7.3+dfsg-1.8ubuntu3.6"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-4471-2.json","cves_map":{"cves":[],"ecosystem":"Ubuntu:18.04:LTS"}}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}