A security issue has been fixed in the net-snmp packages for Slackware 15.0 and current, with new updates available to fix a critical vulnerability triggered by a specially crafted trap. The update is a result of patches/packages/net-snmp-5.9.3-i586-2_slack15.0.txz, which can be downloaded from the Slackware FTP site or other mirror sites near you.

net-snmp (SSA:2025-359-01)

net-snmp (SSA:2025-359-01)

net-snmp (SSA:2025-359-01)

New net-snmp packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to
fix a security issue.

Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog:
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patches/packages/net-snmp-5.9.3-i586-2_slack15.0.txz: Rebuilt.
This update fixes a security issue:
snmptrapd: fixed a critical vulnerability triggered by a specially crafted
trap.
For more information, see:
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-68615
(* Security fix *)
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Where to find the new packages:
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Thanks to the friendly folks at the OSU Open Source Lab
( http://osuosl.org) for donating 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 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/net-snmp-5.9.3-i586-2_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/net-snmp-5.9.3-x86_64-2_slack15.0.txz

Updated package for Slackware -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-current/slackware/n/net-snmp-5.9.5.2-i686-1.txz

Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-current/slackware64/n/net-snmp-5.9.5.2-x86_64-1.txz

MD5 signatures:
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Slackware 15.0 package:
23ebdb7d6306985f2c880bd214d3052d net-snmp-5.9.3-i586-2_slack15.0.txz

Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
c48f8421db872c607d8dc2e0f24432e6 net-snmp-5.9.3-x86_64-2_slack15.0.txz

Slackware -current package:
7759993c555db4b5af88f5891c692e36 n/net-snmp-5.9.5.2-i686-1.txz

Slackware x86_64 -current package:
66e77b157c3ab575b5202bc1c568d16a n/net-snmp-5.9.5.2-x86_64-1.txz

Installation instructions:
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Upgrade the package as root:
# upgradepkg net-snmp-5.9.3-i586-2_slack15.0.txz

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Slackware Linux Security Team
http://slackware.com/gpg-key