Reachable Assertion Affecting avahi-libs package, versions <0:0.7-20.el8_6.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-AVAHILIBS-6200256
  • published26 Jan 2024
  • disclosed26 Apr 2023

Introduced: 26 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-38472  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-617  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 avahi-libs to version 0:0.7-20.el8_6.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0418.

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 Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the avahi_rdata_parse() function.

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