CVE-2025-68615VulnerabilityPublished 18 Mar 2026Updated 12 Oct 2026

SUSE · Security update for net-snmp

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

Not known to be exploited · 42% EPSS : upgrade to 7.9.5 soon.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

Severity

High

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS: 42.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 98% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 7.9.5

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Mar 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Upgrade SUSE to 7.9.5.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
SUSE Product Security Team SUSE	Affected >=7 <7.9.5 Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10) src net-snmp-1:5.9.4-15.el10_1.2.src SUSE aarch64 libsnmp40-5.9.4-160000.3.1.aarch64 net-snmp-5.9.4-160000.3.1.aarch64 net-snmp-devel-5.9.4-160000.3.1.aarch64 i686 net-snmp-agent-libs-1:5.9.1-17.el9_6.1.i686 net-snmp-devel-1:5.9.1-17.el9_6.1.i686 net-snmp-libs-1:5.9.1-17.el9_6.1.i686 libsnmp40-0:5.9.4-160000.3.1.aarch64 net-snmp-0:5.9.4-160000.3.1.aarch64 perl-SNMP-0:5.9.4-160000.3.1.aarch64	Fixed in 7.9.5

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released updated net-snmp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 that fix this buffer overflow vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:0668 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated or required beyond applying the official patch.

Description

This update for net-snmp fixes the following issues: - CVE-2025-68615: Fixed snmptrapd buffer overflow (bsc#1255491).

Impact

Exploitation of this vulnerability can cause the snmptrapd daemon to crash, resulting in a denial of service condition. There is no indication of code execution or data compromise from the provided information. The impact is limited to service disruption of SNMP trap handling on affected systems.

Summary

The net-snmp packages, which provide libraries and tools for the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP), contain a buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2025-68615) in the snmptrapd daemon. This vulnerability is triggered by processing a specially crafted packet, leading to a crash of the snmptrapd process. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as important and released updated net-snmp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 to fix the flaw. The advisory references Red Hat errata RHSA-2026:0668 and provides updated package versions to remediate the vulnerability.

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer (opens in a new tab)
Class weaknessLikelihood of exploit: High
The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
MITRE discourages mapping vulnerabilities to this broad entry; the root cause is usually a more specific weakness.
Requirements · Language Selection
Use a language that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Architecture and Design · Libraries or Frameworks
Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid.
Operation · Build and Compilation · Environment Hardening
Use automatic buffer overflow detection mechanisms that are offered by certain compilers or compiler extensions. Examples include: the Microsoft Visual Studio /GS flag, Fedora/Red Hat FORTIFY_SOURCE GCC flag, StackGuard, and ProPolice, which provide various mechanisms including canary-based detection and range/index…
OWASP Cheat Sheets
XML Security (opens in a new tab)
Mass Assignment (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V13.3.1 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.4 (opens in a new tab)
V5.1.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables (opens in a new tab)
Overflow Buffers (opens in a new tab)
Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)
Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow (opens in a new tab)
MIME Conversion (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 9 Jul 2026, 10:56 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-119

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