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Posted: Sat Oct 22, 2011 5:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 201110-17 ] Avahi: Denial of Service |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: Avahi: Denial of Service (GLSA 201110-17)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: October 22, 2011
Bug(s): #335885, #355583
ID: 201110-17
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Avahi, allowing for Denial
of Service.
Background
Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local
network.
Affected Packages
Package: net-dns/avahi
Vulnerable: < 0.6.28-r1
Unaffected: >= 0.6.28-r1
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Avahi. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service.
Workaround
There is no known workaround at this time.
Resolution
All Avahi users should upgrade to the latest version: Code: | # emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/avahi-0.6.28-r1"
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References
CVE-2010-2244
CVE-2011-1002
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