Bug 1181994 – net-snmp package does not compile on Fedora 21

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Bug 1181994 - net-snmp package does not compile on Fedora 21

Summary:	net-snmp package does not compile on Fedora 21

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	net-snmp (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6.6
Hardware:	Unspecified Unspecified

Priority	unspecified Severity low
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	Jan Safranek
QA Contact:	Marek Haicman
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Reported:	2015-01-14 04:23 EST by Jan Safranek
Modified:	2015-07-22 03:23 EDT (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Doc Type:	Bug Fix
Doc Text:	Cause: Fedora uses more strict default compilation options to make itself more secure, namely Net-SNMP is compiled with '-Werror=format-security'. Net-SNMP, as in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 does not compile with the option. Consequence: The package cannot be recompiled on Fedora 21. Fix: Patch the package and fix one suspicious 'printf' call. Result: The package can be built on Fedora 21. Note that the suspicious printf call does not affect Net-SNMP security in any way, the compiler just blindly reported an error, while the code was perfectly safe.
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Last Closed:	2015-07-22 03:23:16 EDT
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trivial patch (706 bytes, patch) 2015-01-14 04:30 EST, Jan Safranek	no flags	Details \| Diff
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External Trackers
Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHSA-2015:1385	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	Moderate: net-snmp security and bug fix update	2015-07-20 14:07:39 EDT

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Description Jan Safranek 2015-01-14 04:23:47 EST

Fedora 21 adds "-Werror=format-security" in /usr/lib/rpm/redhat/macros and net-snmp-5.5-50.el6 does not compile there:

SNMP.xs: In function 'XS_SNMP__bulkwalk':
SNMP.xs:4064:11: error: format not a string literal and no format arguments [-Werror=format-security]
           warn(str_buf);
           ^

It would simplify my maintenance work if RHEL6 package compiles on Fedora.

Comment 1 Jan Safranek 2015-01-14 04:30:03 EST

Created attachment 979915 [details]
trivial patch

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2015-07-22 03:23:16 EDT

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1385.html

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