Small Space of Random Values Affecting avahi-compat-howl package, versions <0:0.8-22.el9_6


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.73% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-AVAHICOMPATHOWL-10243522
  • published24 May 2025
  • 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 Oracle:9 avahi-compat-howl to version 0:0.8-22.el9_6 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-7437.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream avahi-compat-howl package and not the avahi-compat-howl package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 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 Base Scores

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