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SUSE: avahi Moderate DNS Spoofing Risk CVE-2024-52615 Advisory 2025:03333-1

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Calendar Grey September 24, 2025
Dist Suse Esm H88
An advisory for avahi services has unveiled a serious DNS spoofing vulnerability, CVE-2024-52615, on SUSE distributions. Prompt action is advised to mitigate associated risks.
* bsc#1233421 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-52615

Summary

## This update for avahi fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-52615: wide-area DNS uses constant source port for queries and can expose the Avahi-daemon to DNS spoofing attacks (bsc#1233421). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2025-3333=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP6-2025-3333=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2025-3333=1 * openSUSE Leap 15.6

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References

* bsc#1233421

Cross-

* CVE-2024-52615

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-52615 ( SUSE ): 6.3

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2024-52615 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

* CVE-2024-52615 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Affected Products:

* Basesystem Module 15-SP6

* Basesystem Module 15-SP7

* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP6

* Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP6

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03333-1
Release Date: 2025-09-24T06:55:39Z
Rating: moderate

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