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[ GLSA 201110-17 ] Avahi: Denial of Service
From: Tobias Heinlein <keytoaster () gentoo org>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2011 18:32:07 +0200
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201110-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - http://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: Avahi: Denial of Service Date: October 22, 2011 Bugs: #335885, #355583 ID: 201110-17 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Synopsis ======== Multiple vulnerabilities were found in Avahi, allowing for Denial of Service. Background ========== Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local network. Affected packages ================= ------------------------------------------------------------------- Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 net-dns/avahi < 0.6.28-r1 >= 0.6.28-r1 Description =========== Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in Avahi. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. Impact ====== A remote attacker could cause a Denial of Service. Workaround ========== There is no known workaround at this time. Resolution ========== All Avahi users should upgrade to the latest version: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/avahi-0.6.28-r1" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2010-2244 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2010-2244 [ 2 ] CVE-2011-1002 http://nvd.nist.gov/nvd.cfm?cvename=CVE-2011-1002 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-201110-17.xml Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security () gentoo org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2011 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5
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