Werk #11906: Improve message length computation in fetcher protocol

Name: checkmk
Rating: 4.7 (114 reviews)

Component

Core & setup

Title

Improve message length computation in fetcher protocol

Date

Feb 17, 2021

Level

Trivial Change

Class

Bug Fix

Compatibility

Compatible - no manual interaction needed

Checkmk versions & editions

2.1.0b1	Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT
2.0.0b7	Checkmk Pro, Checkmk Ultimate MT

The computation of the length of SNMP payloads is now consistent with improperly escaped JSON strings.

Previously, the inconsistency could result in the crash of the SNMP checks.