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CVE-2006-5461
Published: Nov 14, 2006
Modified: Aug 7, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
22932
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
23042
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
SUSE-SR:2006:026
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_SUSE
22852
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
USN-380-1
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_UBUNTU
ADV-2006-4474
vdb-entry
x_refsource_VUPEN
23020
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
22807
third-party-advisory
x_refsource_SECUNIA
http://avahi.org/milestone/Avahi%200.6.15
x_refsource_CONFIRM
1017257
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
[avahi-tickets] 20061106 [Avahi] #69: Avahi needs to check the originating process of netlink messages
mailing-list
x_refsource_MLIST
MDKSA-2006:215
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_MANDRIVA
avahi-netlink-security-bypass(30207)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
GLSA-200611-13
vendor-advisory
x_refsource_GENTOO
21016
vdb-entry
x_refsource_BID
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