MGASA-2024-0016 - Updated avahi packages fix security vulnerabilities

Publication date: 25 Jan 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0016.html
Type: security
Affected Mageia releases: 9
CVE: CVE-2023-38469,
     CVE-2023-38470,
     CVE-2023-38471,
     CVE-2023-38472,
     CVE-2023-38473

The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities:
A vulnerability was found in Avahi, where a reachable assertion exists
in avahi_dns_packet_append_record. (CVE-2023-38469)
A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the
avahi_escape_label() function. (CVE-2023-38470)
A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the
dbus_set_host_name function. (CVE-2023-38471)
A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the
avahi_rdata_parse() function. (CVE-2023-38472)
A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the
avahi_alternative_host_name() function. (CVE-2023-38473)

References:
- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32363
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38469
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38470
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38471
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38472
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38473

SRPMS:
- 9/core/avahi-0.8-10.1.mga9

Mageia 2024-0016: avahi security update

The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: A vulnerability was found in Avahi, where a reachable assertion exists in avahi_dns_packet_append_record

Summary

The updated packages fix security vulnerabilities: A vulnerability was found in Avahi, where a reachable assertion exists in avahi_dns_packet_append_record. (CVE-2023-38469) A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the avahi_escape_label() function. (CVE-2023-38470) A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the dbus_set_host_name function. (CVE-2023-38471) A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the avahi_rdata_parse() function. (CVE-2023-38472) A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the avahi_alternative_host_name() function. (CVE-2023-38473)

References

- https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32363

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38469

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38470

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38471

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38472

- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-38473

Resolution

MGASA-2024-0016 - Updated avahi packages fix security vulnerabilities

SRPMS

- 9/core/avahi-0.8-10.1.mga9

Severity
Publication date: 25 Jan 2024
URL: https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2024-0016.html
Type: security
CVE: CVE-2023-38469, CVE-2023-38470, CVE-2023-38471, CVE-2023-38472, CVE-2023-38473

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