[Pkg-net-snmp-devel] Bug#721224: snmpd: produces error if the Executables/scripts entries in snmpd.conf is over 50

[Christian Ruppert]

Package: snmpd
Version: 5.4.3~dfsg-2.7

Hi,

snmpd throws errors when there are more than 50 Exec entries in the
snmpd.conf:
# snmpd -c /etc/snmp/snmpd.conf -f -H
No log handling enabled - turning on stderr logging
iquerySecName has not been configured - internal queries will fail
duplicate table data attempted to be entered. row exists
Failed to register extend entry 'check_oracle' - possibly duplicate
name.
duplicate table data attempted to be entered. row exists
Failed to register extend entry 'check_oracle' - possibly duplicate
name.
duplicate table data attempted to be entered. row exists
Failed to register extend entry 'check_oracle' - possibly duplicate
name.
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 64: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 65: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 66: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 67: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 68: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 69: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 70: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 71: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 72: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 73: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 74: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 75: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 76: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 77: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 78: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 79: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 80: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 81: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 82: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 83: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf: line 84: Error: No further UCD-compatible entries
net-snmp: 21 error(s) in config file(s)
...

This causes us a lot of trouble. SNMP on at least Squeeze and Wheezy is
affected by this bug.
See also: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=829271
I haven't tried the patch yet but it seems to be exactly the same bug.