Avahi DNS Transaction ID initialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Avahi. This affects an unknown function of the component DNS Transaction ID Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to initialization. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-52616. No exploit is available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Avahi (affected version not known) and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component DNS Transaction ID Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a initialization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-665. The product does not initialize or incorrectly initializes a resource, which might leave the resource in an unexpected state when it is accessed or used. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A flaw was found in the Avahi-daemon, where it initializes DNS transaction IDs randomly only once at startup, incrementing them sequentially after that. This predictable behavior facilitates DNS spoofing attacks, allowing attackers to guess transaction IDs.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-52616 since 11/15/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 212344 (SUSE SLES12 Security Update : avahi (SUSE-SU-2024:4282-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (212344), EUVD (EUVD-2024-46029) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2024-3474). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Amazon Linux 2
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
  • SUSE Linux
  • Oracle Linux
  • SUSE openSUSE
  • Open Source avahi
  • Red Hat OpenShift
  • Dell Secure Connect Gateway

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9

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VulDB Temp Score: 2.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Initialization
CWE: CWE-665
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 212344
Nessus Name: SUSE SLES12 Security Update : avahi (SUSE-SU-2024:4282-1)

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Patch
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Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/15/2024 🔍
11/21/2024 +6 days 🔍
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01/15/2026 +420 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-52616 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-52616
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-285700
EUVD: 🔍
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2024-3474 - avahi: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen Manipulation von Dateien

Entryinfo

Created: 11/21/2024 18:12
Updated: 01/15/2026 19:42
Changes: 11/21/2024 18:12 (50), 12/11/2024 17:34 (2), 05/14/2025 07:52 (13), 08/30/2025 21:14 (1), 09/24/2025 08:12 (7), 01/15/2026 19:42 (1)
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