SB2021050440 - SUSE update for avahi 



SB2021050440 - SUSE update for avahi

Published: May 4, 2021

Security Bulletin ID SB2021050440
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3468)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to event used to signal the termination of the client connection on the avahi Unix socket is not correctly handled in the client_work() function. A local user can consume all available system resources and cause denial of service conditions.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.