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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2023.6487.1
Category:Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-6487-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'avahi' package(s) announced via the USN-6487-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'avahi' package(s) announced via the USN-6487-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Evgeny Vereshchagin discovered that Avahi contained several reachable
assertions, which could lead to intentional assertion failures when
specially crafted user input was given. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause a denial of service. (CVE-2023-38469, CVE-2023-38470,
CVE-2023-38471, CVE-2023-38472, CVE-2023-38473)

Affected Software/OS:
'avahi' package(s) on Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 16.04, Ubuntu 18.04, Ubuntu 20.04, Ubuntu 22.04, Ubuntu 23.04, Ubuntu 23.10.

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-2023-38469
RHBZ#2191687
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2191687
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38469
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-38470
RHBZ#2191690
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2191690
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38470
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-38471
RHBZ#2191691
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2191691
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38471
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-38472
RHBZ#2191692
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2191692
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38472
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-38473
RHBZ#2191694
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2191694
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38473
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