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Gentoo: 201110-17 Normal: Avahi Denial Of Service Threat

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Calendar Grey October 22, 2011
Dist Gentoo Esm H88
Various issues in Avahi identified on Gentoo may lead to Denial of Service conditions. It is advised to update promptly to enhance system security.
Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Avahi, allowing for Denial of Service.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Avahi. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial service gentoo linux normal severity avahi access

Resolution

All Avahi users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/avahi-0.6.28-r1"

References

[ 1 ] CVE-2010-2244 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2244 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-1002 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1002

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201110-17
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Concerns

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity: Normal
Title: Avahi: Denial of Service
Date: October 22, 2011
Bugs: #335885, #355583
ID: 201110-17

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial service gentoo linux normal severity avahi access

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.

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Affected Packages

------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-dns/avahi < 0.6.28-r1 >= 0.6.28-r1

Impact

===== A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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