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USN-456-1: net-snmp vulnerability

=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-456-1 May 02, 2007 net-snmp vulnerability CVE-2005-4837 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: snmpd 5.2.1.2-4ubuntu2.1 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: The SNMP service did not correctly handle TCP disconnects. Remote subagents could cause a denial of service if they dropped a connection at a specific time.