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Full vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2025-68468High confidence

Avahi has a reachable assertion in lookup_multicast_callback

avahi · avahi

Official source article: GitHub GHSA-CP79-R4X9-VF52 ↗. Check the applicable product and release in the original source.

6.5MediumCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Patch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 2 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityMediumOperational priority:Medium, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • EPSS is 0.39% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Validate the affected product branch and deploy the verified fixed release.
  • Restrict the affected network interface to trusted sources where business-safe.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs avahi avahi and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Verify the installed build against the product-specific fixed version after deployment.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: As exposure requiresRemediation target: Within 365 days

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Cross-source reconciliation

Remediation availability differs by product scope

Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 2 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Debian, ubuntu findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

5 package states
Package result overrides the generic status

BlackTree has verified remediation for at least one product or source, but the relevant distribution still reports no fixed package for 2 affected package states shown here. Treat those rows as affected with no fix until that distribution publishes a fixed version.

Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Debian trixietrixie · sourceavahiAffected, no fix publishedDebian currently tracks this release as open.Not published in this feedDebian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourceavahiAffected, no fix publishedDebian currently tracks this release as open.Not published in this feedDebian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourceavahiVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.0.8-18Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourceavahiVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.0.8-18Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archiveavahiVendor fix publishedCanonical reports that a fixed source package version has been published. Repository candidate availability is not checked by BlackTree.0.8-13ubuntu6.1Canonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 5 Oct 2026
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
CVE-2025-68468 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securityavahi: Avahi: Denial of Service via crafted mDNS/DNS-SD announcements
90 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • avahi as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • avahi-compat-howl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • avahi-compat-howl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • avahi-compat-libdns_sd as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • avahi-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • avahi-glib as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • avahi-glib-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • avahi-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • avahi-tools as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • avahi.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • avahi as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Summary
A flaw was found in Avahi. A remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by sending specially crafted unsolicited announcements containing CNAME resource records. These records, when pointing to other resource records with short Time-To-Live (TTL) values, can lead to the `avahi-daemon` crashing once they expire. This vulnerability impacts the availability of services relying on Avahi's service discovery.
Remediation
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://images.redhat.com/
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
?CERT means Computer Emergency Response Team; CSIRT is the closely related term Computer Security Incident Response Team.

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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-206279

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionPatch only the product branches with a verified fix

Medium technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority. Verified remediation exists for at least one product or source, but 2 structured product or package states remain unresolved. Apply remediation only to the exact product branch confirmed by its source.

Fix availability varies by product
01

What, why and how

Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite. In 0.9-rc2 and earlier, avahi-daemon can be crashed by sending unsolicited announcements containing CNAME resource records pointing it to resource records with short TTLs. As soon as they expire avahi-daemon crashes.

What

Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite. In 0.9-rc2 and earlier, avahi-daemon can be crashed by sending unsolicited announcements containing CNAME resource records pointing it to resource records with short TTLs. As soon as they expire avahi-daemon crashes.

Why

The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

What

Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite. In 0.9-rc2 and earlier, avahi-daemon can be crashed by sending unsolicited announcements containing CNAME resource records pointing it to resource records with short TTLs. As soon as they expire avahi-daemon crashes.

Why

The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

How

An attacker operating through a network path may attempt exploitation without authentication after a user interaction. If successful, the issue may disrupt the affected service.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
a network path → Reachable Assertion → disrupt the affected service
Attack surface
Network
Privileges required
None: unauthenticated exploitation is possible
User interaction
Required interaction required
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-617 ↗

CWE-617: Reachable Assertion. The product contains an assert() or similar statement that can be triggered by an attacker, which leads to an application exit or other behavior that is more severe than necessary.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVNetworkAttack vector: The vulnerable component can be reached over a network.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRNonePrivileges required: The attacker does not need an account or existing privileges.UIRequiredUser interaction: Another user must perform an action for exploitation to succeed.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.AHighAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a major loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
No specific living-off-the-land technique is confirmed in the structured sources. Monitor normal administration tools for activity inconsistent with the affected service's baseline.
NetworkUnauthenticatedDenial of serviceCWE-617
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-2026-0066avahi-daemon: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Denial of Service

Ein entfernter, anonymer oder lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in avahi ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory ↗
Cyber Security Agency of Singapore · English · CSA-SB-20260114Security Bulletin 14 Jan 2026

The Cyber Security Agency of Singapore included this CVE in its official Security Bulletin 14 Jan 2026, published on 14 January 2026. Open the linked bulletin for the product, severity and reference information published in that issue.

Official advisory ↗
JVN iPedia · Japanese · JVNDB-2026-001571Avahiにおける到達可能なアサーションに関する脆弱性

Avahiは、mDNS/DNS-SDプロトコルスイートを通じてローカルネットワーク上でのサービス検出を容易にするシステムです。バージョン0.9-rc2およびそれ以前のavahi-daemonは、短いTTLを持つリソースレコードを指すCNAMEリソースレコードを含む不要なアナウンスメントを受信するとクラッシュする可能性があります。TTLが切れると、avahi-daemonはクラッシュします。

Official advisory ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix availability varies by product
Affected
Fixed
Action
Use the product-specific evidence above. Patch only products with a verified fixed release, and keep every affected or under-investigation state without a matching fix in the remediation queue.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. If business-safe, reduce exposure to the affected interface and allow only trusted sources until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 12 Jan 2026 · Last source change 12 Jan 2026, 18:41 UTC · CWE-617 · Reachable Assertion

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-206279
Product sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    <= 0.9-rc2 · Fixed: An authoritative update reference is available, but the fixed version is not recorded in the structured CVE fields. Check the linked vendor advisory for the applicable release.
    After
    <= 0.9-rc2 · Fixed: For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://images.redhat.com/
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
  2. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    avahi as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-compat-howl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-compat-howl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-compat-libdns_sd as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-glib as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-glib-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-tools as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-autoipd as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-compat-howl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-compat-howl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-compat-libdns_sd as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-dnsconfd as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-glib as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-glib-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-gobject as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-gobject-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-qt3 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-qt3-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-qt4 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-qt4-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-tools as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-ui as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; and 59 more · Fixed: avahi-main@aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; avahi-main@src as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; avahi-main@x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images
    After
    avahi as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-compat-howl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-compat-howl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-compat-libdns_sd as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-glib as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-glib-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi-tools as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10; avahi as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-autoipd as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-compat-howl as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-compat-howl-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-compat-libdns_sd as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-dnsconfd as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-glib as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-glib-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-gobject as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-gobject-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-qt3 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-qt3-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-qt4 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-qt4-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-tools as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; avahi-ui as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6; and 60 more · Fixed: avahi-main@aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; avahi-main@src as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images; avahi-main@x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Hardened Images
    Red Hat Product Security ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
Fixed release or patch reference recorded
Fixed release recorded from official guidance
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-206279↗Red Hat Product Security security advisory↗CVE authority or vendor reference · GitHub GHSA-CP79-R4X9-VF52↗Patch or update reference↗Patch or update reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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