CVE-2008-0960 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2008-0960: SNMPv3 HMAC verification in (1) Net-SNMP 5.2.x before 5.2.4.1, 5.3.x before 5.3.2.1, and 5.4.x before 5.4.1.1; (2) UCD-SNMP; (3) eCos; (4) Juniper Session and Resource Control (SRC) C-series 1.0.0 through 2.0.0; (5) NetApp (aka Network Appliance) Data ONTAP 7.3RC1 and 7.3RC2; (6) SNMP Research befor

Affects 3 Linux releases across 3 (distro × package) combinations.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2008-0960 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

net-snmp→ fixed in5.4.1~dfsg-8.1urgency: medium
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y net-snmp
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

net-snmp→ fixed in5.4.1~dfsg-8.1urgency: medium
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y net-snmp
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

net-snmp→ fixed in5.4.1~dfsg-8.1urgency: medium
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y net-snmp
```

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