Reachable Assertion Affecting avahi package, versions <0.7-4ubuntu7.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UBUNTU2004-AVAHI-5787481
  • published 19 Jul 2023
  • disclosed 2 Nov 2023

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 avahi to version 0.7-4ubuntu7.3 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the avahi_escape_label() function.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

5.5 medium
  • 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
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Red Hat

6.2 medium
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SUSE

6.2 medium