Security update for avahi

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1441-1
Release Date: 2026-04-17T14:18:38Z
Rating: moderate
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2026-24401 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-24401 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2026-24401 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected Products:
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for avahi fixes the following issue:

  • CVE-2026-24401: avahi-daemon can be crashed via a segmentation fault by sending an unsolicited mDNS response containing a recursive CNAME record (bsc#1257235).

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:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-1441=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-1441=1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-1441=1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2026-1441=1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-1441=1

Package List:

  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
    • libavahi-glib-devel-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-qt5-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-common3-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-glib1-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • python3-avahi-gtk-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libdns_sd-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-utils-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-qt5-1-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-libevent1-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-utils-gtk-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-gobject0-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-compat-howl-devel-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libhowl0-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-autoipd-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • python3-avahi-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-libevent1-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-qt5-1-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-qt5-devel-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-ui-gtk3-0-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-common3-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • typelib-1_0-Avahi-0_6-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-client3-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-utils-gtk-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-utils-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-ui-gtk3-0-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-autoipd-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libdns_sd-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-glib1-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-gobject0-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-compat-mDNSResponder-devel-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-core7-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-glib2-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-core7-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-client3-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-devel-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-gobject-devel-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libhowl0-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
    • libavahi-glib1-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-common3-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-client3-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-client3-32bit-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-common3-32bit-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libdns_sd-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-glib1-32bit-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libdns_sd-32bit-0.8-150600.15.15.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
    • avahi-lang-0.8-150600.15.15.1
  • openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
    • libavahi-glib1-64bit-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-64bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-glib1-64bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-client3-64bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-client3-64bit-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libdns_sd-64bit-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libdns_sd-64bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-common3-64bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-common3-64bit-0.8-150600.15.15.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • libavahi-glib-devel-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-common3-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-glib1-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libdns_sd-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-utils-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-libevent1-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-gobject0-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-compat-howl-devel-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libhowl0-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-libevent1-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-ui-gtk3-0-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-common3-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • typelib-1_0-Avahi-0_6-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-client3-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-utils-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-ui-gtk3-0-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libdns_sd-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-glib1-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-gobject0-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-compat-mDNSResponder-devel-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-core7-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-glib2-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-core7-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-client3-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-devel-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libhowl0-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
    • avahi-lang-0.8-150600.15.15.1
  • Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (x86_64)
    • libavahi-common3-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-client3-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-client3-32bit-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-common3-32bit-0.8-150600.15.15.1
  • Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • avahi-glib2-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-autoipd-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • libavahi-gobject-devel-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-utils-gtk-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-autoipd-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-utils-gtk-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.15.1
  • SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    • avahi-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • python3-avahi-0.8-150600.15.15.1
    • avahi-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.15.1

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