<p>Upgrade <code>Debian:unstable</code> <code>avahi</code> to version 0.8-10 or higher.</p>

Resource Exhaustion Affecting avahi package, versions <0.8-10

Threat Intelligence

0.04% (6^th percentile)

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Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIANUNSTABLE-AVAHI-5425847
published 18 Apr 2023
disclosed 26 May 2023

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Introduced: 18 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-1981 Open this link in a new tab CWE-400 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

Upgrade Debian:unstable avahi to version 0.8-10 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:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in the avahi library. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to make a dbus call, causing the avahi daemon to crash.

References

CVSS Scores

version 3.1

Attack Vector (AV)

Local
Attack Complexity (AC)

Low
Privileges Required (PR)

Low
User Interaction (UI)

None

Scope (S)

Unchanged

Confidentiality (C)

None
Integrity (I)

None
Availability (A)

High

Resource Exhaustion Affecting avahi package, versions <0.8-10

Severity

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