DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5461

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2006-5461

    Published: 14 Nov 2006Last Modified: 7 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2006-5461

    Summary:

    Details: Avahi before 0.6.15 does not verify the sender identity of netlink messages to ensure that they come from the kernel instead of another process, which allows local users to spoof network changes to Avahi.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2006-5461

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: avahi

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/avahi?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -0.6.15-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High