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Avahi "netlink" Message Vulnerability
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Secunia Advisory:
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SA22807
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Release Date:
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2006-11-13
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Popularity:
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6,224 views
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Critical:
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Less critical
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Impact:
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Security Bypass
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Where:
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Local system
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Solution Status:
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Vendor Patch
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| Software: | Avahi 0.x
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| CVE reference: | CVE-2006-5461
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Description:
A vulnerability has been reported in Avahi, which can be exploited by malicious, local users to bypass certain security restrictions.
The vulnerability is caused due to Avahi failing to validate the source of netlink messages. This can be exploited to trick Avahi into reacting to fake network changes.
The vulnerability is reported in versions prior to 0.6.15.
Solution:
Update to version 0.6.15.
Provided and/or discovered by:
Steve Grubb
Original Advisory:
https://tango.0pointer.de/pipermail/avahi-tickets/2006-November/000320.html
http://avahi.org/milestone/Avahi%200.6.15
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