QID 352292

Date Published: 2021-05-19

QID 352292: Amazon Linux Security Update for net-snmp: AL2012-2021-333

Package updates are available for Amazon Linux that fix the following vulnerabilities:
CVE-2020-15862: 1873038:
CVE-2020-15862 net-snmp: Improper Privilege Management in EXTEND MIB may lead to privileged commands execution A flaw was found in Net-SNMP through version 5.73, where an Improper Privilege Management issue occurs due to SNMP WRITE access to the EXTEND MIB allows running arbitrary commands as root. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability. Note: The preceding description block is extracted directly from the security advisory. Using automation, we have attempted to clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Allows unauthorized disclosure of information; allows unauthorized modification; allows disruption of service.

CVSS V3 rated as High - 7.8 severity.

CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.2 severity.

Solution

Administrators are advised to apply the appropriate software updates.

Vendor References

CVEs related to QID 352292

CVE-2020-15862 |

Software Advisories

Advisory ID	Software	Component	Link
AL2012-2021-333	Amazon Linux Bare Metal		docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/install-updates.html

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