Red Hat Security Advisory: net-snmp security update
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: buffer overflow via a specially crafted packet can cause a crash in snmptrapd (CVE-2025-68615) 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.
AI Analysis
Technical 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 a specially crafted SNMP packet and can cause a crash of the snmptrapd process. Red Hat has released updated net-snmp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants to fix this issue. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in a denial of service condition by crashing the snmptrapd daemon. There is no indication of code execution or privilege escalation from the provided data. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated net-snmp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants that fix this buffer overflow vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:0851. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Patch status is confirmed as available and remediation is via an official fix.
Red Hat Security Advisory: net-snmp security update
Description
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: buffer overflow via a specially crafted packet can cause a crash in snmptrapd (CVE-2025-68615) 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.
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Technical Analysis
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 a specially crafted SNMP packet and can cause a crash of the snmptrapd process. Red Hat has released updated net-snmp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants to fix this issue. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-119 (Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer).
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability results in a denial of service condition by crashing the snmptrapd daemon. There is no indication of code execution or privilege escalation from the provided data. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated net-snmp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants that fix this buffer overflow vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:0851. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. Patch status is confirmed as available and remediation is via an official fix.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:0851
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a27e99f8dd33fbd8516d260
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 10:23:27 AM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 10:50:44 AM
Last updated: 6/9/2026, 1:08:25 PM
Views: 4
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