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CVE-2023-38469
Component Overview
Vulnerability Overview
Name
CVE-2023-38469
Source
NVD (
link
)
Debian (
link
)
Description
A vulnerability was found in Avahi, where a reachable assertion exists in avahi_dns_packet_append_record.
CWEs
CWE-617
CWE-617
Published Date
Nov 2, 2023
Updated Date
Jun 17, 2026
Workaround
-
Advisories
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38469
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2191687
Issue Tracking
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38469
Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2191687
Issue Tracking
Analysis
#
Affected Component
Analysis
avahi
Patched
Vulnerability Ratings
#
6.2
CVSSv31
5.5
CVSSv31
NaN
other
Others affected components
#
Name
Project
Project Version
Version
Status
avahi
buildroot
master
0.8
Patched
avahi
openwrt
master
0.9_rc4-r1
Not Affected
avahi
openwrt
openwrt-25.12
0.9_rc4-r1
Not Affected
avahi
yocto
kirkstone
0.8
Exploitable
avahi
yocto
master
0.9~rc4
Not Affected
avahi
yocto
scarthgap
0.8
Exploitable
Resolved with patches
#
avahi (buildroot:2025.02.x)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
core: reject overly long TXT resource records
Evgeny Vereshchagin <evvers@ya.ru>
CVE-2023-38469
avahi (buildroot:master)
#
Title
Author
Resolve
1
core: reject overly long TXT resource records
Evgeny Vereshchagin <evvers@ya.ru>
CVE-2023-38469