[slackware-security] net-snmp

New net-snmp packages are available for Slackware 12.0, 12.1, and -current to
fix a denial of service issue.

More details about this issue may be found in the Common
Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) database:

https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-4309

Here are the details from the Slackware 12.1 ChangeLog:

patches/packages/net-snmp-5.4.2.1-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz:
Upgraded to net-snmp-5.4.2.1.
This fixes a problem where a user with read access could cause snmpd to
crash, resulting in a denial of service.
For more information, see:
https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2008-4309
(* Security fix *)

Where to find the new packages:

HINT: Getting slow download speeds from ftp.slackware.com?
Give slackware.osuosl.org a try. This is another primary FTP site
for Slackware that can be considerably faster than downloading
directly from ftp.slackware.com.

Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
(http://osuosl.org) for donating additional FTP and rsync hosting
to the Slackware project! :-)

Also see the “Get Slack” section on http://slackware.com for
additional mirror sites near you.

Updated package for Slackware 12.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.0/patches/packages/net-snmp-5.4.2.1-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Updated package for Slackware 12.1:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-12.1/patches/packages/net-snmp-5.4.2.1-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/net-snmp-5.4.2.1-i486-1.tgz

MD5 signatures:

Slackware 12.0 package:
c585af1a43e86cb7be73382c1ee4e575 net-snmp-5.4.2.1-i486-1_slack12.0.tgz

Slackware 12.1 package:
0aee48e834e781e8d2b910b5278fd8a7 net-snmp-5.4.2.1-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Slackware -current package:
cc259e3a080404e89d7dab5eb7cbc709 net-snmp-5.4.2.1-i486-1.tgz

Installation instructions:

Upgrade the package as root:
> upgradepkg net-snmp-5.4.2.1-i486-1_slack12.1.tgz

Then, restart snmpd if the system uses it.