A flaw was found in avahi in versions 0.6 up to 0.8. The event used to signal the termination of the client connection on the avahi Unix socket is not correctly handled in the client_work function, allowing a local attacker to trigger an infinite loop. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to the availability of the avahi service, which becomes unresponsive after this flaw is triggered.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade avahi-compat-howl-develUpgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-develUpgrade avahi-gobject-develUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3Upgrade avahi-uiUpgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahi-glib-develUpgrade avahi-ui-develUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sdUpgrade avahi-compat-howlUpgrade avahi-toolsUpgrade python3-avahiUpgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel | Nov 16, 2023 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade avahi | Mar 26, 2024 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-compat-howl-develUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3Upgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahi-dnsconfdUpgrade avahi-develUpgrade avahi-uiUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sd-develUpgrade avahi-qt4-develUpgrade avahi-ui-toolsUpgrade avahi-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-ui-develUpgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-glib-develUpgrade avahi-qt3-develUpgrade avahi-qt4Upgrade avahi-gobject-develUpgrade avahi-toolsUpgrade avahi-qt3Upgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahi-compat-howlUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sd | Dec 5, 2023 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Arch Linux | — | Upgrade to the latest version of Arch Linux | Jul 11, 2025 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade avahi-dnsconfd-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-debugsourceUpgrade avahi-ui-tools-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3Upgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-toolsUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sd-debuginfoUpgrade python3-avahiUpgrade avahi-gobject-debuginfoUpgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahi-libs-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-tools-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-compat-howl-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahi-glib-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-autoipd-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-ui-debuginfo | Nov 8, 2023 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade avahi | Jun 9, 2022 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3 | Sep 16, 2021 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3 | Sep 29, 2021 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade avahi-develUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahiUpgrade python2-avahiUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3Upgrade avahi-libsUpgrade python3-avahi | Sep 24, 2021 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade system/network/avahi/gui to version 0.7-11.4.35.0.1.94.2 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade system/network/avahi to version 0.7-11.4.35.0.1.94.2 on Solaris 11.4 | Jul 21, 2021 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade avahi-compat-howlUpgrade avahi-toolsUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sd-develUpgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-uiUpgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sdUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3Upgrade avahi-develUpgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-gobject-develUpgrade avahi-ui-develUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade python3-avahiUpgrade avahi-compat-howl-develUpgrade avahi-glib-devel | Nov 16, 2023 | Mar 10, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade avahi-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-uiUpgrade avahi-compat-howl-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade python3-avahiUpgrade avahi-develUpgrade avahi-ui-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sd-develUpgrade avahi-glib-develUpgrade avahi-ui-tools-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-libs-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahi-tools-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-autoipd-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-gobject-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sdUpgrade avahi-glib-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-ui-develUpgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-compat-howlUpgrade avahi-toolsUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-compat-howl-develNo solution existsUpgrade avahi-gobject-develUpgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-debugsourceUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3Upgrade avahi-dnsconfd-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sd-debuginfo | Nov 8, 2023 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Rocky_linux | — | — | Aug 15, 2024 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libavahi-client3Upgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-monoUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade libavahi-common3-32bitUpgrade libhowl0Upgrade libavahi-glib1-32bitUpgrade avahi-compat-mDNSResponder-develUpgrade avahi-utils-gtkUpgrade python3-avahiUpgrade libdns_sd-32bitUpgrade libdns_sdUpgrade libavahi-qt4-develUpgrade libavahi-gobject0Upgrade libavahi-gobject-develUpgrade libavahi-core7Upgrade libavahi-client3-32bitUpgrade libavahi-qt4-1Upgrade python3-avahi-gtkUpgrade python-avahi-gtkUpgrade libavahi-ui0Upgrade libavahi-develUpgrade libavahi-ui-gtk3-0Upgrade libavahi-common3Upgrade avahi-compat-howl-develUpgrade libavahi-glib-develUpgrade libavahi-glib1Upgrade typelib-1_0-Avahi-0_6Upgrade avahi-langUpgrade avahi-utilsUpgrade python-avahiUpgrade libavahi-libevent1 | May 5, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libavahi-core7 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade libavahi-core7Upgrade avahi-daemonUpgrade avahi-daemon (Ubuntu Pro) | Jul 8, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
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