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Avahi CVE-2026-24401

MEDIUM
Uncontrolled Recursion (CWE-674)
2026-01-24 security-advisories@github.com
Denial Of Service Avahi Red Hat Suse
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · GitHub Advisory
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Severity by source

GitHub Advisory PRIMARY
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
6.5 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from GitHub Advisory.

CVSS VectorGitHub Advisory

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Generated
Mar 12, 2026 - 21:59 vuln.today
Patch released
Feb 12, 2026 - 15:58 nvd
Patch available
CVE Published
Jan 24, 2026 - 02:15 nvd
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionGitHub Advisory

Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite. In versions 0.9rc2 and below, avahi-daemon can be crashed via a segmentation fault by sending an unsolicited mDNS response containing a recursive CNAME record, where the alias and canonical name point to the same domain (e.g., "h.local" as a CNAME for "h.local"). This causes unbounded recursion in the lookup_handle_cname function, leading to stack exhaustion. The vulnerability affects record browsers where AVAHI_LOOKUP_USE_MULTICAST is set explicitly, which includes record browsers created by resolvers used by nss-mdns. This issue is patched in commit 78eab31128479f06e30beb8c1cbf99dd921e2524.

AnalysisAI

Avahi daemon versions 0.9rc2 and below can be remotely crashed through a denial of service attack by sending a specially crafted mDNS response with a recursive CNAME record pointing to itself, triggering unbounded recursion and stack exhaustion. This vulnerability affects systems using multicast record browsers, including those relying on nss-mdns for service discovery. …

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Risk Assessment CVSS 6.5 (MEDIUM). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario A remote attacker could exploit this flaw, stack exhaustion.
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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Medium
Product Status
Container suse/sle-micro-rancher/5.2:latest Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2 Fixed
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 Affected

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