Net-SNMP through 5.9.5.2 Denial of Service via Blocking Unauthenticated SMUX Read
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400.
Summary
Net-SNMP through 5.9.5.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the SMUX module where smux_accept() performs an unauthenticated blocking read without timeout on newly accepted connections. An unauthenticated remote client can connect to the SMUX listener and send no data, causing the single-threaded snmpd main loop to block indefinitely and suspend all SNMP processing.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-89147
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hv9m-8m5p-82j6
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
More net-snmp vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-42133 Net-SNMP snmptrapd crash CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-12840 snmp_oid_compare in snmplib/snmp_api.c in Net-SNMP before 5.8 has a NULL Pointer… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2015-04735 The snmp_pdu_parse function in snmp_api.c in net-snmp 5.7.2 and earlier does not remove… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-22058 handle_ipv6IpForwarding in agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/ip_scalars.c in Net-SNMP 5.4.3 through… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2022-22057 handle_ipDefaultTTL in agent/mibgroup/ip-mib/ip_scalars.c in Net-SNMP 5.8 through 5.9.3… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2007-05612 The SNMP agent (snmp_agent.c) in net-snmp before 5.4.1 allows remote attackers to cause a… CVSS 2.0HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2026-89147 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-89147 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hv9m-8m5p-82j6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-89147 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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