Bug 587785 – snmpd mistakenly returns nocreation error

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Bug 587785 - snmpd mistakenly returns nocreation error

Summary:	snmpd mistakenly returns nocreation error

Status:	CLOSED ERRATA

Aliases:	None

Product:	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
Classification:	Red Hat
Component:	net-snmp (Show other bugs)
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Version:	5.4
Hardware:	All Linux

Priority	low Severity medium
Target Milestone:	rc
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Assigned To:	Jan Safranek
QA Contact:	BaseOS QE Security Team
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Reported:	2010-04-30 16:55 EDT by Orion Poplawski
Modified:	2011-07-21 08:22 EDT (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2011-07-21 05:11:56 EDT
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Tracker	ID	Priority	Status	Summary	Last Updated
Red Hat Product Errata	RHBA-2011:1076	normal	SHIPPED_LIVE	net-snmp bug fix and enhancement update	2011-07-21 05:07:58 EDT

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Description Orion Poplawski 2010-04-30 16:55:41 EDT

Description of problem:

With a server running net-snmp-5.3.2.2-7.el5_4.2, snmpget 1.3.6.1.2.1.2.2.1.2.5 returns:

Error in packet
Reason: noCreation (That table does not support row creation or that object can not ever be created)
Failed object: IF-MIB::ifDescr.5

One running net-snmp-5.5-12.fc13.i686 returns:

IF-MIB::ifDescr.5 = No Such Instance currently exists at this OID

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
net-snmp-5.3.2.2-7.el5_4.2

Comment 1 Jan Safranek 2010-05-04 08:15:33 EDT

Please note that Bugzilla is not a support tool. If you are Red Hat Enterprise Linux subscriber, please visit redhat.com/support to get the service you pay for. Bugs without support ticket have lower priority.

Anyway, this upstream patch seems to fix it:
http://net-snmp.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/net-snmp/trunk/net-snmp/agent/helpers/row_merge.c?r1=15537&r2=15536&pathrev=15537

Comment 2 Orion Poplawski 2010-05-04 16:57:06 EDT

I'm not a subscriber.  Thanks for posting the patch, that allows me to build local packages.

BTW - this bug is a palindrome.  Sorry, found that funny somehow.  Next will be 588885.

Comment 3 Orion Poplawski 2010-05-04 17:08:36 EDT

Just tested that patch, but it doesn't seem to fix the problem.

Comment 6 RHEL Product and Program Management 2011-01-11 15:34:25 EST

This request was evaluated by Red Hat Product Management for
inclusion in the current release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.
Because the affected component is not scheduled to be updated in the
current release, Red Hat is unfortunately unable to address this
request at this time. Red Hat invites you to ask your support
representative to propose this request, if appropriate and relevant,
in the next release of Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Comment 7 RHEL Product and Program Management 2011-01-11 18:08:00 EST

This request was erroneously denied for the current release of
Red Hat Enterprise Linux.  The error has been fixed and this
request has been re-proposed for the current release.

Comment 11 errata-xmlrpc 2011-07-21 05:11:56 EDT

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-1076.html

Comment 12 errata-xmlrpc 2011-07-21 08:22:14 EDT

An advisory has been issued which should help the problem
described in this bug report. This report is therefore being
closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information
on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files,
please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report
if the solution does not work for you.

http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-1076.html

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