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CVE-2023-38469· NVD / CVE Program· CNA redhat

Reachable assertion in avahi_dns_packet_append_record

A vulnerability was found in Avahi, where a reachable assertion exists in avahi_dns_packet_append_record.

MediumCVSS 5.5 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Nov 2, 2023
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.3% · 23th percentile
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Action score

22

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
22 / 40 · 5.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.3%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
5.5
CNA · redhat
6.2
0.7 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
avahiavahi
redhatenterprise linux

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • avahi avahibefore 0.9
  • redhat enterprise linux8.0
  • redhat enterprise linux9.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Fedora Fedora

    • all versionsaffected

  • n/a avahi

    • all versionsaffected

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6

    • all versionsunknown

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

    • all versionsunknown

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

    • all versionsaffected

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

    • all versionsaffected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
AlmaLinux:8avahibefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-autoipdbefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-compat-howlbefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-compat-howl-develbefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-compat-libdns_sdbefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-compat-libdns_sd-develbefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-develbefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-glibbefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-glib-develbefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-gobjectbefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-gobject-develbefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-libsbefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-toolsbefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-uibefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-ui-develbefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8avahi-ui-gtk3before 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:8python3-avahibefore 0.7-21.el8_9.10.7-21.el8_9.1
AlmaLinux:9avahibefore 0.8-20.el90.8-20.el9
AlmaLinux:9avahi-compat-howlbefore 0.8-20.el90.8-20.el9
AlmaLinux:9avahi-compat-howl-develbefore 0.8-20.el90.8-20.el9
AlmaLinux:9avahi-compat-libdns_sdbefore 0.8-20.el90.8-20.el9
AlmaLinux:9avahi-compat-libdns_sd-develbefore 0.8-20.el90.8-20.el9
AlmaLinux:9avahi-develbefore 0.8-20.el90.8-20.el9
AlmaLinux:9avahi-glibbefore 0.8-20.el90.8-20.el9

+96

Same product

avahi: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2008-5081The originates_from_local_legacy_unicast_socket function (avahi-core/server.c) in avahi-daemon in Avahi before 0.6.24 allows remote attacker
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2017-6519avahi-daemon in Avahi through 0.6.32 and 0.7 inadvertently responds to IPv6 unicast queries with source addresses that are not on-link, whic
    37Monitor
  • CVE-2021-26720avahi-daemon-check-dns.sh in the Debian avahi package through 0.8-4 is executed as root via /etc/network/if-up.d/avahi-daemon, and allows a
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2011-1002avahi-core/socket.c in avahi-daemon in Avahi before 0.6.29 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop) via an empty
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2026-24401Avahi has Uncontrolled Recursion in lookup_handle_cname function
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2025-68471Avahi has a reachable assertion in lookup_start
    26Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
almalinux:avahi0.7-21.el8_9.1 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:avahi-autoipd0.7-21.el8_9.1 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:avahi-compat-howl0.7-21.el8_9.1 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:avahi-compat-howl-devel0.7-21.el8_9.1 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:avahi-compat-libdns_sd0.7-21.el8_9.1 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel0.7-21.el8_9.1 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:avahi-devel0.7-21.el8_9.1 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:avahi-glib0.7-21.el8_9.1 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:avahi-glib-devel0.7-21.el8_9.1 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:avahi-gobject0.7-21.el8_9.1 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:avahi-gobject-devel0.7-21.el8_9.1 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
almalinux:avahi-libs0.7-21.el8_9.1 · AlmaLinux:8Package registry (OSV)
alpine:avahi0.8-r15 · Alpine:v3.19Package registry (OSV)
debian:avahi0.8-10+deb12u1 · Debian:12Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:avahi0.8-150400.7.16.1 · openSUSE:Leap Micro 5.3Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:avahi-glib20.8-150400.7.16.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5Package registry (OSV)
opensuse:avahi-qt50.8-150400.7.16.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.5Package registry (OSV)
red hat:avahi-autoipd-debuginfo0:0.7-21.el8_9.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:avahi-compat-howl-debuginfo0:0.7-21.el8_9.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:avahi-compat-libdns_sd-debuginfo0:0.7-21.el8_9.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:avahi-debuginfo0:0.7-21.el8_9.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:avahi-debugsource0:0.7-21.el8_9.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:avahi-dnsconfd-debuginfo0:0.7-21.el8_9.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:avahi-glib-debuginfo0:0.7-21.el8_9.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:avahi-gobject-debuginfo0:0.7-21.el8_9.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:avahi-libs-debuginfo0:0.7-21.el8_9.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:avahi-tools0:0.7-21.el8_9.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:avahi-tools-debuginfo0:0.7-21.el8_9.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:avahi-ui-debuginfo0:0.7-21.el8_9.1 · Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstreamPackage registry (OSV)
rocky linux:avahi0:0.7-21.el8_9.1 · Rocky Linux:8Package registry (OSV)

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Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2023-384700 days apartReachable assertion in avahi_escape_label
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2023-384710 days apartReachable assertion in dbus_set_host_name
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2023-384720 days apartReachable assertion in avahi_rdata_parse
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2023-384730 days apartReachable assertion in avahi_alternative_host_name
    22Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
none
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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