Resource Exhaustion Affecting avahi-libs package, versions <0:0.7-21.el8


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-AVAHILIBS-5419228
  • published12 Apr 2023
  • disclosed26 Apr 2022

Introduced: 26 Apr 2022

CVE-2023-1981  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-400  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 avahi-libs to version 0:0.7-21.el8 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:7190.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream avahi-libs package and not the avahi-libs package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 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.

CVSS Scores

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