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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.827527
Category:Fedora Local Security Checks
Title:Fedora: Security Advisory for avahi (FEDORA-2023-16a1a6ec81)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'avahi'; package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2023-16a1a6ec81 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'avahi'
package(s) announced via the FEDORA-2023-16a1a6ec81 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on
a local network -- this means that you can plug your laptop or
computer into a network and instantly be able to view other people who
you can chat with, find printers to print to or find files being
shared. This kind of technology is already found in MacOS X (branded
', Rendezvous', , ', Bonjour', and sometimes ', ZeroConf', ) and is very
convenient.

Affected Software/OS:
'avahi' package(s) on Fedora 38.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.6

CVSS Vector:
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-1981
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-1981
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2185911
https://github.com/lathiat/avahi/issues/375
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