Secunia Security Advisory - Red Hat has issued an update for avahi. This fixes a vulnerability, which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
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TITLE:
Red Hat update for avahi
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA33520
VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33520/
CRITICAL:
Less critical
IMPACT:
DoS
WHERE:
>From local network
OPERATING SYSTEM:
Red Hat Enterprise Linux (v. 5 server)
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/13652/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/13653/
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop Workstation (v. 5 client)
http://secunia.com/advisories/product/13651/
DESCRIPTION:
Red Hat has issued an update for avahi. This fixes a vulnerability,
which can be exploited by malicious people to cause a DoS (Denial of
Service).
For more information:
SA33153
SOLUTION:
Updated packages are available via Red Hat Network.
http://rhn.redhat.com
ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
RHSA-2009-0013:
https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2009-0013.html
OTHER REFERENCES:
SA33153:
http://secunia.com/advisories/33153/
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