Reachable Assertion Affecting avahi package, versions <0.8-5+deb11u3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-DEBIAN11-AVAHI-5933267
  • published5 Oct 2023
  • disclosed2 Nov 2023

Introduced: 5 Oct 2023

CVE-2023-38470  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:11 avahi to version 0.8-5+deb11u3 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream avahi package and not the avahi package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the avahi_escape_label() function.

CVSS Scores

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