MediumFix available
avahi — security advisory
A vulnerability was found in Avahi, where a reachable assertion exists in avahi_dns_packet_append_record.
- Products
- avahi
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 0.8-r15
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-38469
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 14:58 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A vulnerability was found in Avahi, where a reachable assertion exists in avahi_dns_packet_append_record.
osv:ALPINE-CVE-2023-38469
avahi
Fixed versions: 0.8-r15
avahi
Fixed versions: 0.8-r15
avahi
Fixed versions: 0.8-r15
avahi
Fixed versions: 0.8-r15
avahi
Fixed versions: 0.8-r15
avahi
Fixed versions: 0.8-r15
Complete source record
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