Resource Exhaustion Affecting avahi-tools package, versions <0:0.8-15.el9


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-RHEL9-AVAHITOOLS-5762930
  • 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:9 avahi-tools to version 0:0.8-15.el9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2023:6707.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream avahi-tools package and not the avahi-tools package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:9 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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