SB2026012625 - Denial of service in Avahi
Published: January 26, 2026
Security Bulletin ID
SB2026012625
Severity
Medium
Patch available
NO
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Uncontrolled Recursion (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-24401)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion in lookup_handle_cname. A remote attacker can cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is not aware of any official remediation provided by the vendor.