Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2019.0081
Category:	Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:	Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2019-0081)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'avahi' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0081 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'avahi' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0081 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: It was found that avahi responds to unicast queries coming from outside of local network which may cause an information leak, such as disclosing the device type/model that responds to the request or the operating system. The mDNS response may also be used to amplify denial of service attacks against other networks as the response size is greater than the size of request (CVE-2017-6519). Affected Software/OS: 'avahi' package(s) on Mageia 6. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.4 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2017-6519 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1426712 https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/issues/203 https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/issues/203#issuecomment-449536790 https://www.secfu.net/advisories https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/r1b103833cb5bc8466e24ff0ecc5e75b45a705334ab6a444e64e840a0@%3Cissues.bookkeeper.apache.org%3E https://usn.ubuntu.com/3876-1/ https://usn.ubuntu.com/3876-2/
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