UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52616

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2024-52616
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52616.json
JSON Data
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Upstream
Published
2024-11-21T21:15:00Z
Modified
2026-04-22T18:38:52.532953Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - low
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in the Avahi-daemon, where it initializes DNS transaction IDs randomly only once at startup, incrementing them sequentially after that. This predictable behavior facilitates DNS spoofing attacks, allowing attackers to guess transaction IDs.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
avahi

Package

Name
avahi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/avahi@0.8-5ubuntu5.4?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.8-5ubuntu4
0.8-5ubuntu5
0.8-5ubuntu5.1
0.8-5ubuntu5.2
0.8-5ubuntu5.3
0.8-5ubuntu5.4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "This is a low severity issue with a work-around",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-autoipd",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-daemon",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-discover",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-dnsconfd",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-ui-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-avahi-0.6",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-client3",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common-data",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common3",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-compat-libdnssd1",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-core7",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-glib1",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-gobject0",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-ui-gtk3-0",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-avahi",
            "binary_version": "0.8-5ubuntu5.4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52616.json"
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
avahi

Package

Name
avahi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/avahi@0.8-13ubuntu6.1?arch=source&distro=noble

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.8-10ubuntu1
0.8-13ubuntu1
0.8-13ubuntu2
0.8-13ubuntu4
0.8-13ubuntu5
0.8-13ubuntu6
0.8-13ubuntu6.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "This is a low severity issue with a work-around",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-autoipd",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-daemon",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-discover",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-dnsconfd",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-ui-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-avahi-0.6",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-client3",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common-data",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common3",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-compat-libdnssd1",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-core7",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-glib1",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-gobject0",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-ui-gtk3-0",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-avahi",
            "binary_version": "0.8-13ubuntu6.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52616.json"
Ubuntu:25.10
avahi

Package

Name
avahi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/avahi@0.8-16ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=questing

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.8-16ubuntu2
0.8-16ubuntu3
0.8-16ubuntu3.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "This is a low severity issue with a work-around",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-autoipd",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-daemon",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-discover",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-dnsconfd",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-ui-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-avahi-0.6",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-client3",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common-data",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common3",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-compat-libdnssd1",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-core7",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-glib1",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-gobject0",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-ui-gtk3-0",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python3-avahi",
            "binary_version": "0.8-16ubuntu3.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52616.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS
avahi

Package

Name
avahi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/avahi@0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy/trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.6.31-2ubuntu4
0.6.31-2ubuntu5
0.6.31-3ubuntu1
0.6.31-4ubuntu1
0.6.31-4ubuntu1.1
0.6.31-4ubuntu1.2
0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3
0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm1
0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm2
0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm3
0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "This is a low severity issue with a work-around",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-autoipd",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-daemon",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-discover",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-dnsconfd",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-ui-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-client3",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common-data",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common3",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-compat-libdnssd1",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-core7",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-glib1",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-gobject0",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-qt4-1",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-ui-gtk3-0",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-ui0",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-avahi",
            "binary_version": "0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3+esm4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52616.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
avahi

Package

Name
avahi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/avahi@0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.6.31-4ubuntu4
0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2
0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.1
0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.2
0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3
0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm1
0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm2
0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm3
0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "This is a low severity issue with a work-around",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-autoipd",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-daemon",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-discover",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-dnsconfd",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-ui-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-client3",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common-data",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common3",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-compat-libdnssd1",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-core7",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-glib1",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-gobject0",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-qt4-1",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-ui-gtk3-0",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-ui0",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-avahi",
            "binary_version": "0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3+esm4"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52616.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
avahi

Package

Name
avahi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/avahi@0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.6.32-1ubuntu1
0.7-3ubuntu1
0.7-3ubuntu2
0.7-3.1ubuntu1
0.7-3.1ubuntu1.1
0.7-3.1ubuntu1.2
0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3
0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm1
0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm2
0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "This is a low severity issue with a work-around",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-autoipd",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-daemon",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-discover",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-dnsconfd",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-ui-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-avahi-0.6",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-client3",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common-data",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common3",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-compat-libdnssd1",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-core7",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-glib1",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-gobject0",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-ui-gtk3-0",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-avahi",
            "binary_version": "0.7-3.1ubuntu1.3+esm3"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52616.json"
Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS
avahi

Package

Name
avahi
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/avahi@0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

0.*
0.7-4ubuntu5
0.7-4ubuntu6
0.7-4ubuntu7
0.7-4ubuntu7.1
0.7-4ubuntu7.2
0.7-4ubuntu7.3
0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "priority_reason": "This is a low severity issue with a work-around",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-autoipd",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-daemon",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-discover",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-dnsconfd",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-ui-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "avahi-utils",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "gir1.2-avahi-0.6",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-client3",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common-data",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-common3",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-compat-libdnssd1",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-core7",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-glib1",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-gobject0",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libavahi-ui-gtk3-0",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "python-avahi",
            "binary_version": "0.7-4ubuntu7.3+esm1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2024/UBUNTU-CVE-2024-52616.json"