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HistoryApr 30, 2024 - 12:00 a.m.

Moderate: avahi security update

2024-04-3000:00:00
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avahi
security
update
dns
service discovery
multicast dns
zero configuration networking
reachable assertion
cvss
almalinux

5.8 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

8.3%

Avahi is an implementation of the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS specifications for Zero Configuration Networking. It facilitates service discovery on a local network. Avahi and Avahi-aware applications allow you to plug your computer into a network and, with no configuration, view other people to chat with, view printers to print with, and find shared files on other computers.

Security Fix(es):

  • avahi: Reachable assertion in avahi_dns_packet_append_record (CVE-2023-38469)
  • avahi: Reachable assertion in avahi_escape_label (CVE-2023-38470)
  • avahi: Reachable assertion in dbus_set_host_name (CVE-2023-38471)
  • avahi: Reachable assertion in avahi_rdata_parse (CVE-2023-38472)
  • avahi: Reachable assertion in avahi_alternative_host_name (CVE-2023-38473)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.