Security update for avahi

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2025:03332-1
Release Date: 2025-09-24T06:54:39Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2024-52615 ( SUSE ): 6.3 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2024-52615 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
  • CVE-2024-52615 ( NVD ): 5.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for avahi fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2024-52615: wide-area DNS uses constant source port for queries and can expose the Avahi-daemon to DNS spoofing attacks (bsc#1233421).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2025-3332=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • avahi-compat-howl-devel-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libavahi-client3-debuginfo-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libavahi-core7-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libavahi-common3-32bit-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libavahi-common3-debuginfo-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • avahi-utils-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libavahi-core7-debuginfo-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libavahi-devel-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • avahi-debuginfo-32bit-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libavahi-client3-debuginfo-32bit-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libavahi-common3-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libavahi-common3-debuginfo-32bit-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libdns_sd-debuginfo-32bit-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • avahi-debuginfo-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libdns_sd-debuginfo-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • avahi-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libdns_sd-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libavahi-client3-32bit-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • avahi-debugsource-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • avahi-utils-debuginfo-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libavahi-client3-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • avahi-compat-mDNSResponder-devel-0.6.32-32.33.1
    • libdns_sd-32bit-0.6.32-32.33.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (noarch)
    • avahi-lang-0.6.32-32.33.1

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