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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.1.2.2023.3414
Category:Debian Local Security Checks
Title:Debian: Security Advisory (DLA-3414-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'avahi' package(s) announced via the DLA-3414-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the Debian 'avahi' package(s) announced via the DLA-3414-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
It was discovered that there was a local Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability in Avahi, a system that facilitates service discovery on a local network. The avahi-daemon process could have been crashed over the DBus message bus.

CVE-2023-1981

avahi-daemon can be crashed via DBus

For Debian 10 Buster, this problem has been fixed in version 0.7-4+deb10u2.

We recommend that you upgrade your avahi packages.

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be found at: [link moved to references]

Affected Software/OS:
'avahi' package(s) on Debian 10.

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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