SB2023121945 - SUSE update for avahi
Published: December 19, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023121945
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Reachable Assertion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38472)
The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a reachable assertion within the avahi_rdata_parse() function. A local user can pass specially crafted data to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.