CVE catalog

CVE-2006-5461

avahi: CVE-2006-5461

Severity: Medium
Published: Nov 14, 2006, 10:07:00 PM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.42% · Oct 25, 2026

Avahi before 0.6.15 does not verify the sender identity of netlink messages to ensure that they come from the kernel instead of another process, which allows local users to spoof network changes to Avahi.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	avahi	sid	`0.8-18`	fixed
Debian	avahi	forky	`0.8-18`	fixed
Debian	avahi	trixie	`0.8-16`	fixed
Debian	avahi	bookworm	`0.8-10+deb12u1`	fixed
Opensuse	avahi	tumbleweed	`0.8-7.2`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	avahi	source	sid	`0.6.15-1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	avahi	source	forky	`0.6.15-1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	avahi	source	trixie	`0.6.15-1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Debian	avahi	source	bookworm	`0.6.15-1`	low	Not reported	Not reported
Opensuse	avahi	rpm	tumbleweed	`0.8-7.2`	Not reported	OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10643-1	Not reported

OpenFactory catalog packages

[openSUSE Tumbleweed]

[avahi-autoipd]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[avahi-compat-howl-devel]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[avahi-compat-mDNSResponder-devel]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[avahi-lang]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · noarch · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[avahi-utils]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libavahi-client3]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libavahi-client3-32bit]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libavahi-common3]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libavahi-common3-32bit]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libavahi-core7]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libavahi-devel]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libavahi-libevent1]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libdns_sd]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libdns_sd-32bit]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[libhowl0]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[python313-avahi]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed
[python314-avahi]Unknown
Source package: [avahi]
Details (1)
- 0.8-45.2 · x86_64 · tumbleweed
  Unknown · Fixed: 0.8-7.2
  Version impact unknown
  dsa · avahi · opensuse · tumbleweed

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[avahi-autoipd]Fixed
Source package: [avahi]
Details (2)
- 0.8-10+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.15-1
  dsa · avahi · debian · bookworm; dsa · avahi · debian · 12
- 0.8-10+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.15-1
  dsa · avahi · debian · bookworm; dsa · avahi · debian · 12
[avahi-daemon]Fixed
Source package: [avahi]
Details (2)
- 0.8-10+deb12u1 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.15-1
  dsa · avahi · debian · bookworm; dsa · avahi · debian · 12
- 0.8-10+deb12u1 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.15-1
  dsa · avahi · debian · bookworm; dsa · avahi · debian · 12
[avahi-discover]Fixed
Source package: [avahi]
Details (2)
- 0.8-10+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.15-1
  dsa · avahi · debian · bookworm; dsa · avahi · debian · 12
- 0.8-10+deb12u1 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 0.6.15-1
  dsa · avahi · debian · bookworm; dsa · avahi · debian · 12

Next results

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 5:03:19 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]