[RHSA-2008:0528-01] Moderate: ucd-snmp security update

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Red Hat Security Advisory

 

Synopsis: Moderate: ucd-snmp security update

Advisory ID: RHSA-2008:0528-01

Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Advisory URL: https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2008-0528.html

Issue date: 2008-06-10

CVE Names: CVE-2008-0960

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1. Summary:

 

Updated ucd-snmp packages that fix a security issue are now available for

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 2.1.

 

This update has been rated as having moderate security impact by the Red

Hat Security Response Team.

 

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 - i386, ia64

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1 - ia64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1 - i386

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1 - i386

 

3. Description:

 

The Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) is a protocol used for

network management.

 

A flaw was found in the way ucd-snmp checked an SNMPv3 packet's Keyed-Hash

Message Authentication Code (HMAC). An attacker could use this flaw to

spoof an authenticated SNMPv3 packet. (CVE-2008-0960)

 

All users of ucd-snmp should upgrade to these updated packages, which

contain a backported patch to resolve this issue.

 

4. Solution:

 

Before applying this update, make sure that all previously-released

errata relevant to your system have been applied.

 

This update is available via Red Hat Network. Details on how to use

the Red Hat Network to apply this update are available at

http://kbase.redhat.com/faq/FAQ_58_10188

 

5. Bugs fixed (http://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

 

447974 - CVE-2008-0960 net-snmp SNMPv3 authentication bypass (VU#877044)

 

6. Package List:

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AS (Advanced Server) version 2.1 :

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AS/en/os/SRPMS/ucd-snmp-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.src.rpm

 

i386:

ucd-snmp-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.i386.rpm

ucd-snmp-devel-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.i386.rpm

ucd-snmp-utils-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.i386.rpm

 

ia64:

ucd-snmp-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.ia64.rpm

ucd-snmp-devel-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.ia64.rpm

ucd-snmp-utils-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.ia64.rpm

 

Red Hat Linux Advanced Workstation 2.1:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1AW/en/os/SRPMS/ucd-snmp-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.src.rpm

 

ia64:

ucd-snmp-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.ia64.rpm

ucd-snmp-devel-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.ia64.rpm

ucd-snmp-utils-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.ia64.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux ES version 2.1:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1ES/en/os/SRPMS/ucd-snmp-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.src.rpm

 

i386:

ucd-snmp-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.i386.rpm

ucd-snmp-devel-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.i386.rpm

ucd-snmp-utils-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.i386.rpm

 

Red Hat Enterprise Linux WS version 2.1:

 

Source:

ftp://updates.redhat.com/enterprise/2.1WS/en/os/SRPMS/ucd-snmp-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.src.rpm

 

i386:

ucd-snmp-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.i386.rpm

ucd-snmp-devel-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.i386.rpm

ucd-snmp-utils-4.2.5-8.AS21.7.i386.rpm

 

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security. Our key and

details on how to verify the signature are available from

https://www.redhat.com/security/team/key/#package

 

7. References:

 

http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-0960

http://www.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#moderate

 

8. Contact:

 

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact

details at https://www.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

 

Copyright 2008 Red Hat, Inc.

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