SB2021080340 - Fedora 34 update for avahi
Published: August 3, 2021
Security Bulletin ID
SB2021080340
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-36217)
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the D-Bus interface. A local attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via the D-Bus interface or a "ping .local" command.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.