SUSE update for avahi
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2023-38472 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-617 |
| Exploitation vector | Local |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher Operating systems & Components / Operating system SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro Operating systems & Components / Operating system libavahi-client3-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libavahi-core7-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libavahi-common3-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libavahi-client3 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libavahi-core7 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component avahi-debugsource Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component avahi-debuginfo Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component avahi Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libavahi-common3 Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | SUSE |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Reachable Assertion
EUVDB-ID: #VU83303
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 4.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38472
CWE-ID:
CWE-617 - Reachable Assertion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe 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.
Update the affected package avahi to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsSUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher: 5.2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro: 5.2
libavahi-client3-debuginfo: before 0.7-150100.3.35.1
libavahi-core7-debuginfo: before 0.7-150100.3.35.1
libavahi-common3-debuginfo: before 0.7-150100.3.35.1
libavahi-client3: before 0.7-150100.3.35.1
libavahi-core7: before 0.7-150100.3.35.1
avahi-debugsource: before 0.7-150100.3.35.1
avahi-debuginfo: before 0.7-150100.3.35.1
avahi: before 0.7-150100.3.35.1
libavahi-common3: before 0.7-150100.3.35.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro_for_rancher:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:suse:suse_linux_enterprise_micro:5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libavahi-client3-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libavahi-core7-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libavahi-common3-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libavahi-client3:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libavahi-core7:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:avahi-debugsource:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:avahi-debuginfo:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:avahi:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:suse:libavahi-common3:*:*:*:*:*:suse_linux:*:*
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2024/suse-su-20241569-1/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
