QID 356763

Date Published: 2023-12-06

QID 356763: Amazon Linux Security Advisory for net-snmp : ALAS2-2023-2366

A flaw was found in net-snmp.
A buffer overflow in the handling of the index of net-snmp-vacm-mib can cause an out-of-bounds memory access issue. (
( CVE-2022-24805) a flaw was found in net-snmp.
This issue occurs due to improper input validation when simultaneously setting malformed oids in the master agent and subagent. (
( CVE-2022-24806) a flaw was found in net-snmp.
A malformed oid in a set request to the snmp-view-based-acm-mib::vacmaccesstable can cause an out-of-bounds memory access issue. (
( CVE-2022-24807) a flaw was found in net-snmp.
A malformed oid in a set request to net-snmp-ag ent-mib::nslogtable can cause a null pointer dereference issue. (
( CVE-2022-24808) a flaw was found in net-snmp.
A malformed oid in a get-next to the nsvacmaccesstable can cause a null pointer dereference issue. (
( CVE-2022-24809) a flaw was found in net-snmp.
A malformed oid in a set to the nsvacmaccesstable can cause a null pointer dereference issue. (
( CVE-2022-24810)



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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a securitybreach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.6 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Please refer to Amazon advisory: ALAS2-2023-2366 for affected packages and patching details, or update with your package manager.
    Vendor References
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ALAS2-2023-2366 amazon linux 2 URL Logo alas.aws.amazon.com/AL2/ALAS-2023-2366.html