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CVE-2006-5461

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 proc

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Summary

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.

Timeline

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Affected versions

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    Version range not reported

References 15

secunia.com

novell.com

usn.ubuntu.com

vupen.com

avahi.org

securitytracker.com

tango.0pointer.de

mandriva.com

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com

gentoo.org

securityfocus.com