Alpine: multiple net-snmp packages: security update to 5.9.3-r0

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 424197

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities referenced in the following CVEs:

- net-snmp provides various tools relating to the Simple Network Management Protocol. Prior to version
5.9.2, a user with read-write credentials can use a malformed OID in a SET to the nsVacmAccessTable to
cause a NULL pointer dereference. Version 5.9.2 contains a patch. Users should use strong SNMPv3
credentials and avoid sharing the credentials. Those who must use SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c should use a complex
community string and enhance the protection by restricting access to a given IP address range.
(CVE-2022-24810)

- net-snmp provides various tools relating to the Simple Network Management Protocol. Prior to version
5.9.2, a buffer overflow in the handling of the `INDEX` of `NET-SNMP-VACM-MIB` can cause an out-of-bounds
memory access. A user with read-only credentials can exploit the issue. Version 5.9.2 contains a patch.
Users should use strong SNMPv3 credentials and avoid sharing the credentials. Those who must use SNMPv1 or
SNMPv2c should use a complex community string and enhance the protection by restricting access to a given
IP address range. (CVE-2022-24805)

- net-snmp provides various tools relating to the Simple Network Management Protocol. Prior to version
5.9.2, a user with read-write credentials can exploit an Improper Input Validation vulnerability when
SETing malformed OIDs in master agent and subagent simultaneously. Version 5.9.2 contains a patch. Users
should use strong SNMPv3 credentials and avoid sharing the credentials. Those who must use SNMPv1 or
SNMPv2c should use a complex community string and enhance the protection by restricting access to a given
IP address range. (CVE-2022-24806)

- net-snmp provides various tools relating to the Simple Network Management Protocol. Prior to version
5.9.2, a malformed OID in a SET request to `SNMP-VIEW-BASED-ACM-MIB::vacmAccessTable` can cause an out-of-
bounds memory access. A user with read-write credentials can exploit the issue. Version 5.9.2 contains a
patch. Users should use strong SNMPv3 credentials and avoid sharing the credentials. Those who must use
SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c should use a complex community string and enhance the protection by restricting access
to a given IP address range. (CVE-2022-24807)

- net-snmp provides various tools relating to the Simple Network Management Protocol. Prior to version
5.9.2, a user with read-write credentials can use a malformed OID in a `SET` request to `NET-SNMP-AGENT-
MIB::nsLogTable` to cause a NULL pointer dereference. Version 5.9.2 contains a patch. Users should use
strong SNMPv3 credentials and avoid sharing the credentials. Those who must use SNMPv1 or SNMPv2c should
use a complex community string and enhance the protection by restricting access to a given IP address
range. (CVE-2022-24808)

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 424197

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: Alpine Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 4/4/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-24810

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/4/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-24805, CVE-2022-24806, CVE-2022-24807, CVE-2022-24808, CVE-2022-24809, CVE-2022-24810

IAVA: 2022-A-0305

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