[Pkg-net-snmp-devel] Bug#864819: snmpd goes unresponsive due to pass-persist set operation with type string

[Kalman Keri]

Package: snmpd
Version: 5.7.2.1+dfsg-1
Severity: important
Tags: patch

Dear Maintainer,

I have a pass_persist extension that works well except when I send a set
operation with type OctetString or OID that goes to the extension.
In that case snmpd stops processing incoming queries and hangs up.

The bug, its cause and its solution is well described elsewhere (see link).
A patch is also provided there.

https://github.com/winlibs/net-snmp/issues/1

Comparing the patch and 5.7.3+dfsg-1.7 sources, it doesn't seem to be
(completely) fixed.

Please fix this in stable. Thanks!

- Kalman

-- System Information:
Debian Release: 8.7
  APT prefers stable
  APT policy: (500, 'stable')
Architecture: amd64 (x86_64)

Kernel: Linux 3.16.0-4-amd64 (SMP w/1 CPU core)
Locale: LANG=C, LC_CTYPE=C (charmap=ANSI_X3.4-1968)
Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash
Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system)

Versions of packages snmpd depends on:
ii  adduser                3.113+nmu3
ii  debconf [debconf-2.0]  1.5.56
ii  libc6                  2.19-18+deb8u7
ii  libsnmp-base           5.7.2.1+dfsg-1
ii  libsnmp30              5.7.2.1+dfsg-1
ii  lsb-base               4.1+Debian13+nmu1

snmpd recommends no packages.

Versions of packages snmpd suggests:
pn  snmptrapd  <none>

-- Configuration Files:
/etc/default/snmpd changed:
export MIBS=
SNMPDRUN=yes
SNMPDOPTS='-Ls0-7d -Lf /var/log/snmpd.log -u snmp -g snmp -I -smux,mteTrigger,mteTriggerConf -p /run/snmpd.pid'

/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf [Errno 13] Permission denied: u'/etc/snmp/snmpd.conf'

-- debconf information:
  snmpd/upgradefrom521: