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-glibUpgrade avahi-glib-develUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sdUpgrade python3-avahiUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sd-develUpgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-compat-howlUpgrade avahi-toolsUpgrade avahi-ui-develUpgrade avahi-develUpgrade avahi-compat-howl-develUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3Upgrade avahi-gobject-develUpgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-ui | Nov 16, 2023 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade avahi | Mar 26, 2024 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade avahi-toolsUpgrade avahi-ui-develUpgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-qt3-develUpgrade avahi-qt4Upgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahi-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sdUpgrade avahi-compat-howlUpgrade avahi-qt3Upgrade avahi-glib-develUpgrade avahi-gobject-develUpgrade avahi-ui-toolsUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3Upgrade avahi-compat-howl-develUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sd-develUpgrade avahi-qt4-develUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahi-develUpgrade avahi-uiUpgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-dnsconfd | 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-debugsourceUpgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-dnsconfd-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-toolsUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sd-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-ui-tools-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-gobject-debuginfoUpgrade python3-avahiUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3Upgrade avahi-autoipd-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-ui-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-glib-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-compat-howl-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-libs-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahi-tools-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-gobject | Nov 8, 2023 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade avahi | Jun 9, 2022 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2 | — | Upgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3Upgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahi-gobject | Sep 16, 2021 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3 | Sep 29, 2021 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade avahi-develUpgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade python2-avahiUpgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3Upgrade python3-avahi | Sep 24, 2021 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade system/network/avahi to version 0.7-11.4.35.0.1.94.2 on Solaris 11.4Upgrade system/network/avahi/gui to version 0.7-11.4.35.0.1.94.2 on Solaris 11.4 | Jul 21, 2021 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade python3-avahiUpgrade avahi-glib-develUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahi-compat-howl-develUpgrade avahi-gobject-develUpgrade avahi-uiUpgrade avahi-toolsUpgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-compat-howlUpgrade avahi-develUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sdUpgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sd-develUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3Upgrade avahi-ui-devel | Nov 16, 2023 | Mar 10, 2021 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade avahi-ui-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sd-develUpgrade avahi-glib-develUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahi-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-tools-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-ui-tools-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-uiUpgrade avahi-libs-debuginfoUpgrade python3-avahiUpgrade avahi-glib-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-compat-howl-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-develUpgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sdUpgrade avahi-gobject-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-glibUpgrade avahi-autoipd-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-gobjectUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3Upgrade avahi-compat-libdns_sd-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-debugsourceUpgrade avahi-libsUpgrade avahi-ui-develUpgrade avahi-ui-gtk3-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-toolsUpgrade avahi-dnsconfd-debuginfoUpgrade avahi-compat-howlUpgrade avahi-compat-howl-develUpgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-gobject-develNo solution exists | Nov 8, 2023 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Rocky_linux | — | — | Aug 15, 2024 | Jun 2, 2021 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libavahi-glib1-32bitUpgrade libavahi-qt4-develUpgrade libhowl0Upgrade avahiUpgrade avahi-autoipdUpgrade avahi-compat-mDNSResponder-develUpgrade libavahi-common3-32bitUpgrade python3-avahiUpgrade libdns_sd-32bitUpgrade avahi-monoUpgrade libavahi-client3Upgrade libdns_sdUpgrade libavahi-gobject0Upgrade avahi-utils-gtkUpgrade libavahi-libevent1Upgrade libavahi-qt4-1Upgrade libavahi-develUpgrade avahi-langUpgrade avahi-utilsUpgrade typelib-1_0-Avahi-0_6Upgrade libavahi-gobject-develUpgrade libavahi-ui0Upgrade libavahi-core7Upgrade libavahi-common3Upgrade python-avahi-gtkUpgrade python3-avahi-gtkUpgrade python-avahiUpgrade libavahi-glib-develUpgrade avahi-compat-howl-develUpgrade libavahi-glib1Upgrade libavahi-client3-32bitUpgrade libavahi-ui-gtk3-0 | May 5, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade avahi-daemonUpgrade libavahi-core7Upgrade libavahi-core7 (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade avahi-daemon (Ubuntu Pro) | Jul 8, 2021 | May 4, 2021 |
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