Description
net-snmp is a SNMP application library, tools and daemon. Prior to versions 5.9.5 and 5.10.pre2, a specially crafted packet to an net-snmp snmptrapd daemon can cause a buffer overflow and the daemon to crash. This issue has been patched in versions 5.9.5 and 5.10.pre2.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
net-snmp net-snmp
< 5.9.5affected>= 5.10.pre1, < 5.10.pre2affected
References
- https://github.com/net-snmp/net-snmp/security/advisories/GHSA-4389-rwqf-q9gq ↗
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2026/01/msg00000.html ↗
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/01/09/2 ↗
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-68615-detection-script-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-affecting-net-snmp ↗
- https://www.vicarius.io/vsociety/posts/cve-2025-68615-mitigation-script-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-affecting-net-snmp ↗