SUSE-RU-2024:0021-2: moderate: Recommended update for net-snmp

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# Recommended update for net-snmp

Announcement ID: SUSE-RU-2024:0021-2  
Rating: moderate  
References:

  * bsc#1206044
  * bsc#1207697
  * bsc#1214364
  * jsc#PED-6416

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

  
  
An update that contains one feature and has three fixes can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for net-snmp fixes the following issues:

Update to net-snmp-5.9.4 (bsc#1214364).

  * libsnmp:

    * Remove the SNMP_SWIPE_MEM() macro Remove this macro since it is not used in the Net-SNMP code base.
    * DISPLAY-HINT fixes
    * Miscellanious improvements to the transports
    * Handle multiple oldEngineID configuration lines
    * fixes for DNS names longer than 63 characters
  * agent:

    * Added a ignoremount configuration option for the HOST-MIB
    * disallow SETs with a NULL varbind
    * fix the --enable-minimalist build
  * apps:

    * snmpset: allow SET with NULL varbind for testing
    * snmptrapd: improved MySQL logging code
  * general:

    * configure: Remove -Wno-deprecated as it is no longer needed
    * miscellanious ther bug fixes, build fixes and cleanups
  * Re-add support for hostname netgroups that was removed accidentally and
    previously added with FATE#316305 (bsc#1207697). '@hostgroup' can be
    specified for multiple hosts

  * Hardening systemd services setting "ProtectHome=true" caused home directory
    size and allocation to be listed incorrectly (bsc#1206044).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-21=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * net-snmp-debugsource-5.9.4-150300.15.11.1
    * snmp-mibs-5.9.4-150300.15.11.1
    * libsnmp40-5.9.4-150300.15.11.1
    * libsnmp40-debuginfo-5.9.4-150300.15.11.1
    * net-snmp-debuginfo-5.9.4-150300.15.11.1

## References:

  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1206044
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1207697
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1214364
  * https://jira.suse.com/browse/PED-6416

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