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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.59080
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu USN-380-2 (avahi)
Summary:NOSUMMARY
Description:Description:

The remote host is missing an update to avahi
announced via advisory USN-380-2.

A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases:

Ubuntu 5.10
Ubuntu 6.06 LTS
Ubuntu 6.10

This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of
Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu.

Details follow:

USN-380-1 fixed a vulnerability in Avahi. However, if used with
Network manager, that version occasionally failed to resolve .local
DNS names until Avahi got restarted. This update fixes the problem.

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Solution:
The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the
following package versions:

Ubuntu 5.10:
avahi-daemon 0.5.2-1ubuntu1.3

Ubuntu 6.06 LTS:
avahi-daemon 0.6.10-0ubuntu3.3

Ubuntu 6.10:
avahi-daemon 0.6.13-2ubuntu2.3

In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the
necessary changes.

http://www.securityspace.com/smysecure/catid.html?in=USN-380-2

Risk factor : High

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