{"id":"MGASA-2021-0339","summary":"Updated avahi packages fix a security vulnerability","details":"A flaw was found in avahi 0.8-5. A reachable assertion is present in\navahi_s_host_name_resolver_start function allowing a local attacker to crash\nthe avahi service by requesting hostname resolutions through the avahi socket\nor dbus methods for invalid hostnames. The highest threat from this\nvulnerability is to the service availability (CVE-2021-3502).\n","modified":"2026-04-16T00:09:18.681842253Z","published":"2021-07-10T20:00:34Z","upstream":["CVE-2021-3502"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0339.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=29239"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5008-1"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"avahi","ecosystem":"Mageia:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/mageia/avahi?arch=source&distro=mageia-8"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"0.8-6.2.mga8"}]}],"ecosystem_specific":{"section":"core"},"database_specific":{"source":"https://advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0339.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","credits":[{"name":"Mageia","contact":["https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Packages_Security_Team"],"type":"COORDINATOR"}]}