Gentoo: GLSA-201110-17: Avahi: Denial of Service
Summary
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Avahi. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
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
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.
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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 / 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.