| Name | CVE-2017-16820 |
| Description | The csnmp_read_table function in snmp.c in the SNMP plugin in collectd before 5.6.3 is susceptible to a double free in a certain error case, which could lead to a crash (or potentially have other impact). |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| Debian Bugs | 881757 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| collectd (PTS) | bullseye | 5.12.0-7 | fixed |
| bookworm | 5.12.0-14 | fixed |
| sid, trixie | 5.12.0-22 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| collectd | source | wheezy | (not affected) | | | |
| collectd | source | (unstable) | 5.8.0-1 | | | 881757 |
Notes
[stretch] - collectd <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - collectd <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - collectd <not-affected> (Vulnerable code not present)
https://github.com/collectd/collectd/issues/2291