Small Space of Random Values Affecting avahi-tools package, versions <0:0.6.31-20.amzn2.0.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-AVAHITOOLS-8545041
  • published20 Dec 2024
  • disclosed21 Nov 2024

Introduced: 21 Nov 2024

CVE-2024-52616  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-334  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 avahi-tools to version 0:0.6.31-20.amzn2.0.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2704.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream avahi-tools package and not the avahi-tools package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in the Avahi-daemon, where it initializes DNS transaction IDs randomly only once at startup, incrementing them sequentially after that. This predictable behavior facilitates DNS spoofing attacks, allowing attackers to guess transaction IDs.

CVSS Scores

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