Description
Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite. Prior to version 0.9-rc4, any unprivileged local user can crash avahi-daemon by sending a single D-Bus method call with conflicting publish flags. This issue has been patched in version 0.9-rc4.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| avahi | avahi | < 0.9-rc4 |
References
- https://github.com/avahi/avahi/commit/625ca0fac19229f6dfa3a6c6b698ae657187e50cPatch
- https://github.com/avahi/avahi/pull/891Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://github.com/avahi/avahi/security/advisories/GHSA-w65r-6gxh-vhvcExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/11/9Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/avahi/avahi/security/advisories/GHSA-w65r-6gxh-vhvcExploit, Patch, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Apr 3, 2026
- Last modified
- Jul 24, 2026
- NVD status
- Analyzed