DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5461

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5461
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5461.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5461
Upstream
Published
2006-11-14T22:07:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:12:15Z
Summary
[none]
Details

Avahi before 0.6.15 does not verify the sender identity of netlink messages to ensure that they come from the kernel instead of another process, which allows local users to spoof network changes to Avahi.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / avahi

Package

Name
avahi
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/avahi?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:12 / avahi

Package

Name
avahi
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/avahi?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:13 / avahi

Package

Name
avahi
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/avahi?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}

Debian:14 / avahi

Package

Name
avahi
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/avahi?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
0.6.15-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "low"
}