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Avahi: avahi wide-area dns uses constant source port

Type: advisorySources: Official CVE List

A flaw was found in Avahi-daemon, which relies on fixed source ports for wide-area DNS queries. This issue simplifies attacks where malicious DNS responses are injected.

Products
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9, Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4, avahi
Affected versions
Not specified
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2024-52615
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
1 Nov 2026, 17:44 UTC · Revision 2

Source evidence

Avahi: avahi wide-area dns uses constant source port

core-cve · Original source

Published 21 Nov 2024, 20:34 UTC

A flaw was found in Avahi-daemon, which relies on fixed source ports for wide-area DNS queries. This issue simplifies attacks where malicious DNS responses are injected.

cve:CVE-2024-52615

avahi

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Fixed versions: Not specified

Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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