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diff --git a/glsa-200901-11.xml b/glsa-200901-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 00000000..ff9bcbcf --- /dev/null +++ b/glsa-200901-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,67 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/glsa.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<?xml-stylesheet href="/xsl/guide.xsl" type="text/xsl"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> + +<glsa id="200901-11"> + <title>Avahi: Denial of Service</title> + <synopsis> + A Denial of Service vulnerability has been discovered in Avahi. + </synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">avahi</product> + <announced>January 14, 2009</announced> + <revised>January 14, 2009: 01</revised> + <bug>250913</bug> + <access>remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-dns/avahi" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">0.6.24</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">0.6.24</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p> + Avahi is a system that facilitates service discovery on a local + network. + </p> + </background> + <description> + <p> + Hugo Dias reported a failed assertion in the + originates_from_local_legacy_unicast_socket() function in + avahi-core/server.c when processing mDNS packets with a source port of + 0. + </p> + </description> + <impact type="normal"> + <p> + A remote attacker could send specially crafted packets to the daemon, + leading to its crash. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p> + There is no known workaround at this time. + </p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p> + All Avahi users should upgrade to the latest version: + </p> + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/avahi-0.6.24"</code> + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2008-5081">CVE-2008-5081</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="Sun, 11 Jan 2009 18:41:03 +0000"> + craig + </metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:42:38 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> + <metadata tag="bugReady" timestamp="Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:42:49 +0000"> + p-y + </metadata> +</glsa> |