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Resource Exhaustion Affecting avahi package, versions *

low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low
    Availability High

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.04% (6th percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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SUSE
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
6.2 medium

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-AVAHI-5425846
  • published 18 Apr 2023
  • disclosed 26 May 2023
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Introduced: 18 Apr 2023

CVE-2023-1981 Open this link in a new tab
CWE-400 Open this link in a new tab

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Debian:11 avahi.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream avahi package and not the avahi package as distributed by Debian. See How to fix? for Debian:11 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.