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Avahi: Reachable assertion in `transport_flags_from_domain()` via conflicting publish flags crashes avahi-daemon

Type: advisorySources: OSV

Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite. Prior to version 0.9-rc4, any unprivileged local user can crash avahi-daemon by sending a single D-Bus method call with conflicting publish flags. This issue has been patched in version 0.9-rc4.

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CVEs
CVE-2026-34933
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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3 Nov 2026, 10:23 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

Avahi: Reachable assertion in `transport_flags_from_domain()` via conflicting publish flags crashes avahi-daemon

core-osv · Original source

Published 3 Apr 2026, 22:43 UTC

Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite. Prior to version 0.9-rc4, any unprivileged local user can crash avahi-daemon by sending a single D-Bus method call with conflicting publish flags. This issue has been patched in version 0.9-rc4.

osv:CVE-2026-34933
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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}