diff -Nurp net-snmp-5.8-orig/agent/mibgroup/host/data_access/swinst_rpm.c net-snmp-5.8/agent/mibgroup/host/data_access/swinst_rpm.c
--- net-snmp-5.8-orig/agent/mibgroup/host/data_access/swinst_rpm.c	2018-10-10 09:45:14.907075076 +0000
+++ net-snmp-5.8/agent/mibgroup/host/data_access/swinst_rpm.c	2018-10-10 19:31:51.161967195 +0000
@@ -101,8 +101,7 @@ netsnmp_swinst_arch_load( netsnmp_contai
     const char           *g;
     rpmtd                 td_name, td_version, td_release, td_group, td_time;
 #else
-    char                 *n, *v, *r, *g;
-    int32_t              *t;
+    const char           *n, *v, *r, *g;
 #endif
     time_t                install_time;
     size_t                date_len;
@@ -146,14 +145,14 @@ netsnmp_swinst_arch_load( netsnmp_contai
         install_time = rpmtdGetNumber(td_time);
         g = rpmtdGetString(td_group);
 #else
-        headerGetEntry( h, RPMTAG_NAME,        NULL, (void**)&n, NULL);
-        headerGetEntry( h, RPMTAG_VERSION,     NULL, (void**)&v, NULL);
-        headerGetEntry( h, RPMTAG_RELEASE,     NULL, (void**)&r, NULL);
-        headerGetEntry( h, RPMTAG_GROUP,       NULL, (void**)&g, NULL);
-        headerGetEntry( h, RPMTAG_INSTALLTIME, NULL, (void**)&t, NULL);
+        n = headerGetString( h, RPMTAG_NAME);
+        v = headerGetString( h, RPMTAG_VERSION);
+        r = headerGetString( h, RPMTAG_RELEASE);
+        g = headerGetString( h, RPMTAG_GROUP);
+        install_time = headerGetNumber( h, RPMTAG_INSTALLTIME);
+
         entry->swName_len = snprintf( entry->swName, sizeof(entry->swName),
                                       "%s-%s-%s", n, v, r);
-        install_time = *t;
 #endif
         entry->swType = (g && NULL != strstr( g, "System Environment"))
                         ? 2      /* operatingSystem */
diff -Nurp net-snmp-5.8-orig/agent/mibgroup/host/hr_swinst.c net-snmp-5.8/agent/mibgroup/host/hr_swinst.c
--- net-snmp-5.8-orig/agent/mibgroup/host/hr_swinst.c	2018-10-10 09:45:14.907075076 +0000
+++ net-snmp-5.8/agent/mibgroup/host/hr_swinst.c	2018-10-10 19:34:48.935596621 +0000
@@ -479,9 +479,9 @@ var_hrswinst(struct variable * vp,
             }
 #else
 # ifdef HAVE_LIBRPM
-            char *rpm_groups;
-            if ( headerGetEntry(swi->swi_h, RPMTAG_GROUP, NULL, (void **) &rpm_groups, NULL) ) {
-                if ( strstr(rpm_groups, "System Environment") != NULL )
+            const char *rpm_group = headerGetString(swi->swi_h, RPMTAG_GROUP);
+            if ( NULL != rpm_group ) {
+                if ( strstr(rpm_group, "System Environment") != NULL )
                     long_return = 2;	/* operatingSystem */
                 else
                     long_return = 4;	/* applcation */
@@ -498,9 +498,8 @@ var_hrswinst(struct variable * vp,
     case HRSWINST_DATE:
         {
 #ifdef HAVE_LIBRPM
-            int32_t         *rpm_data;
-            if ( headerGetEntry(swi->swi_h, RPMTAG_INSTALLTIME, NULL, (void **) &rpm_data, NULL) ) {
-                time_t          installTime = *rpm_data;
+            time_t installTime = headerGetNumber(swi->swi_h, RPMTAG_INSTALLTIME);
+            if ( 0 != installTime) {
                 ret = date_n_time(&installTime, var_len);
             } else {
                 ret = date_n_time(NULL, var_len);
@@ -660,7 +659,7 @@ Save_HR_SW_info(int ix)
     if (1 <= ix && ix <= swi->swi_nrec && ix != swi->swi_prevx) {
         int             offset;
         Header          h;
-        char           *n, *v, *r;
+        const char      *n, *v, *r;
 
         offset = swi->swi_recs[ix - 1];
 
@@ -685,11 +684,9 @@ Save_HR_SW_info(int ix)
         swi->swi_h = h;
         swi->swi_prevx = ix;
 
-        headerGetEntry(swi->swi_h, RPMTAG_NAME, NULL, (void **) &n, NULL);
-        headerGetEntry(swi->swi_h, RPMTAG_VERSION, NULL, (void **) &v,
-                       NULL);
-        headerGetEntry(swi->swi_h, RPMTAG_RELEASE, NULL, (void **) &r,
-                       NULL);
+        n = headerGetString(swi->swi_h, RPMTAG_NAME);
+        v = headerGetString(swi->swi_h, RPMTAG_VERSION);
+        r = headerGetString(swi->swi_h, RPMTAG_RELEASE);
         snprintf(swi->swi_name, sizeof(swi->swi_name), "%s-%s-%s", n, v, r);
         swi->swi_name[ sizeof(swi->swi_name)-1 ] = 0;
     }