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CVE-2023-38469
Reachable assertion in avahi_dns_packet_append_record
Medium6.2EPSS 0.32%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- redhat
Description
A vulnerability was found in Avahi, where a reachable assertion exists in avahi_dns_packet_append_record.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhatCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | Medium6.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Medium5.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.32% · top 75% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.2.
Weakness
Affected products
- affected < 0.9-rc1
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
All versions: unknown
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions: unknown
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
All versions: affected
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
All versions: affected
All versions: affected
References (3)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38469 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- RHBZ#2191687 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00011.html (opens in a new tab)
Sources
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