USN-6129-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6129-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6129-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6129-1
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Published
2023-06-01T14:51:17.207872Z
Modified
2025-10-13T04:36:26Z
Summary
avahi vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that Avahi incorrectly handled certain DBus messages. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause Avahi to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / avahi

Package

Name
avahi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/avahi@0.7-4ubuntu7.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.7-4ubuntu7.2

Affected versions

0.*

0.7-4ubuntu5
0.7-4ubuntu6
0.7-4ubuntu7
0.7-4ubuntu7.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "avahi-autoipd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "avahi-daemon"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "avahi-discover"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "avahi-dnsconfd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "avahi-ui-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "avahi-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-avahi-0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-client-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-client3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-compat-libdnssd1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-core-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-core7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-glib-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-glib1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-gobject-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-gobject0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-ui-gtk3-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-ui-gtk3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.2",
            "binary_name": "python-avahi"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2023-1981"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:20.04:LTS"
    }
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / avahi

Package

Name
avahi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/avahi@0.8-5ubuntu5.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.8-5ubuntu5.1

Affected versions

0.*

0.8-5ubuntu4
0.8-5ubuntu5

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "avahi-autoipd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "avahi-daemon"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "avahi-discover"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "avahi-dnsconfd"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "avahi-ui-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "avahi-utils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-avahi-0.6"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-client-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-client3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common-data"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common3"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-compat-libdnssd1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-core-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-core7"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-glib-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-glib1"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-gobject-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-gobject0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-ui-gtk3-0"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "libavahi-ui-gtk3-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.1",
            "binary_name": "python3-avahi"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific 

{
    "cves_map": {
        "cves": [
            {
                "severity": [
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "CVSS_V3",
                        "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"
                    },
                    {
                        "type": "Ubuntu",
                        "score": "medium"
                    }
                ],
                "id": "CVE-2023-1981"
            }
        ],
        "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:22.04:LTS"
    }
}