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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-1981): Avahi vulnerability

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Ubuntu: (Multiple Advisories) (CVE-2023-1981): Avahi vulnerability

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
05/26/2023
Created
06/02/2023
Added
06/02/2023
Modified
07/26/2023

Description

A vulnerability was found in the avahi library. This flaw allows an unprivileged user to make a dbus call, causing the avahi daemon to crash.

Solution(s)

  • ubuntu-upgrade-avahi-daemon

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