Secunia Security Advisory - Gentoo has issued an update for avahi. This fixes some vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
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TITLE:
Gentoo update for avahi
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46503
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DESCRIPTION:
Gentoo has issued an update for avahi. This fixes some
vulnerabilities, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause
a DoS (Denial of Service).
For more information:
SA40470
SA43361
SOLUTION:
Update to version "net-dns/avahi-0.6.28-r1" or later.
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GLSA 201110-17:
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