CVE catalog
CVE-2023-38473
avahi: CVE-2023-38473
- Severity
- Medium · CVSS 6.2
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Published
- Source
- [NVD] · [CVE record]
- EPSS
- 0.32% · Oct 25, 2026
A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the avahi_alternative_host_name() function.
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 |
| Alpine | avahi | 3.19 | 0.8-r14 | fixed |
| Alpine | avahi | 3.20 | 0.8-r14 | fixed |
| Alpine | avahi | 3.21 | 0.8-r14 | fixed |
| Alpine | avahi | 3.22 | 0.8-r14 | fixed |
| Alpine | avahi | 3.23 | 0.8-r14 | fixed |
| Alpine | avahi | 3.24 | 0.8-r14 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | avahi | pro | 0.6.32-1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | pro | 0.7-3ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | pro | 0.7-3ubuntu2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | pro | 0.7-3.1ubuntu1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | pro | 0.7-3.1ubuntu1.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | pro | 0.7-3.1ubuntu1.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | pro | 0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | pro | 0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | pro | 0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm2 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | avahi | 20.04 | 0.7-4ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | 20.04 | 0.7-4ubuntu6 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | 20.04 | 0.7-4ubuntu7 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | 20.04 | 0.7-4ubuntu7.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | 20.04 | 0.7-4ubuntu7.2 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | 20.04 | 0.7-4ubuntu7.3 | fixed |
| Ubuntu | avahi | 22.04 | 0.8-5ubuntu4 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | 22.04 | 0.8-5ubuntu5 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | 22.04 | 0.8-5ubuntu5.1 | vulnerable |
| Ubuntu | avahi | 22.04 | 0.8-5ubuntu5.2 | fixed |
| Suse | avahi | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | fixed |
| Suse | avahi-glib2 | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | fixed |
| Suse | avahi | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | fixed |
| Suse | avahi-glib2 | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | fixed |
| Suse | avahi | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | fixed |
| Suse | avahi-glib2 | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | fixed |
| Suse | avahi-glib2 | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | fixed |
| Opensuse | avahi | tumbleweed | 0.8-26.1 | fixed |
Fixed-version evidence
| Distribution | Package | Type | Release | Fixed version | Urgency | Origin | Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | avahi | source | sid | 0.8-14 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1054880] |
| Debian | avahi | source | forky | 0.8-14 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1054880] |
| Debian | avahi | source | trixie | 0.8-14 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1054880] |
| Debian | avahi | source | bookworm | 0.8-10+deb12u1 | not yet assigned | Not reported | [1054880] |
| Alpine | avahi | apk | 3.19 | 0.8-r14 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38473 | Not reported |
| Alpine | avahi | apk | 3.20 | 0.8-r14 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38473 | Not reported |
| Alpine | avahi | apk | 3.21 | 0.8-r14 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38473 | Not reported |
| Alpine | avahi | apk | 3.22 | 0.8-r14 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38473 | Not reported |
| Alpine | avahi | apk | 3.23 | 0.8-r14 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38473 | Not reported |
| Alpine | avahi | apk | 3.24 | 0.8-r14 | Not reported | ALPINE-CVE-2023-38473 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | avahi | deb | pro | 0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38473 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | avahi | deb | 20.04 | 0.7-4ubuntu7.3 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38473 | Not reported |
| Ubuntu | avahi | deb | 22.04 | 0.8-5ubuntu5.2 | Not reported | UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38473 | Not reported |
| Suse | avahi | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:4499-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | avahi-glib2 | rpm | linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:4499-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | avahi | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:4499-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | avahi-glib2 | rpm | linux enterprise server 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:4499-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | avahi | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:4499-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | avahi-glib2 | rpm | linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:4499-1 | Not reported |
| Suse | avahi-glib2 | rpm | linux enterprise workstation extension 12 sp5 | 0.6.32-32.21.1 | Not reported | SUSE-SU-2023:4499-1 | Not reported |
| Opensuse | avahi | rpm | tumbleweed | 0.8-26.1 | Not reported | OPENSUSE-SU-2024:13373-1 | Not reported |
OpenFactory catalog packages
Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.
References
- [https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2023_7836.json]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALPINE-CVE-2023-38473]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2023-38473]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/SUSE-SU-2023:4499-1]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2023-38473]
- [https://osv.dev/vulnerability/openSUSE-SU-2024:13373-1]
- [https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-38473]
- [https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2023/cve-2023-38473.json]
- [https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2024/wid-sec-w-2024-1226.json]
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