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Medium USN-6129-2 1 CVE

avahi vulnerability

Published Jul 25, 2023 · Updated Jun 29, 2026

Summary

USN-6129-1 fixed a vulnerability in Avahi. This update provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04
LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Avahi incorrectly handled certain DBus messages. A
local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Avahi to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Fixed packages 3

ReleasePackageFixed in
Ubuntu · Pro 14.04 LTS Pro:14.04:LTS avahi 0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm2
Ubuntu · Pro 16.04 LTS Pro:16.04:LTS avahi 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm2
Ubuntu · Pro 18.04 LTS Pro:18.04:LTS avahi 0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm1

Vulnerabilities 1

References

  • report
    https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-1981