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-daemon can be crashed via DBus (CVE-2023-1981)
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.
Additional Changes:
For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Rocky Linux 8.9 Release Notes linked from the References section.
Fixed packages 1
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux · 8 | avahi | 0:0.7-21.el8 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 5.5
A vulnerability was found in the avahi library. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to make a dbus call, causing the …
References
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report
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185911