Summary
Avahi is an implementation of the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS specifications for Zero Configuration Networking. It facilitates service discovery on a local network. Avahi and Avahi-aware applications allow you to plug your computer into a network and, with no configuration, view other people to chat with, view printers to print with, and find shared files on other computers.
Security Fix(es):
* avahi: Avahi Wide-Area DNS Uses Constant Source Port (CVE-2024-52615)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 10
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 10 | avahi | 0.9~rc2-1.el10_0.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 10 | avahi-compat-howl | 0.9~rc2-1.el10_0.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 10 | avahi-compat-howl-devel | 0.9~rc2-1.el10_0.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 10 | avahi-compat-libdns_sd | 0.9~rc2-1.el10_0.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 10 | avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel | 0.9~rc2-1.el10_0.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 10 | avahi-devel | 0.9~rc2-1.el10_0.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 10 | avahi-glib | 0.9~rc2-1.el10_0.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 10 | avahi-glib-devel | 0.9~rc2-1.el10_0.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 10 | avahi-libs | 0.9~rc2-1.el10_0.1 |
| AlmaLinux · 10 | avahi-tools | 0.9~rc2-1.el10_0.1 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 5.3
Avahi: avahi wide-area dns uses constant source port
A flaw was found in Avahi-daemon, which relies on fixed source ports for wide-area DNS queries. This issue simplifies attacks where malicious DNS responses are injected.