RHEL6: snmp crashes with corrupted dynamic memory when a snmp agent is used

Solution Unverified - Updated -

Issue

  • Occasionally our SNMP agents fail to contact the snmpd. This was traced back to the snmpd having crashed.

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 6, minor version <5
  • package net-snmp version 5.5-41 and later
  • heavy load on system
  • snmp agents used

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