Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Nov 14, 2006· Updated Jun 16, 2026
CVE-2006-5461
CVE-2006-5461
Description
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.
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References
15- secunia.com/advisories/22807nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- secunia.com/advisories/22852nvdPatchVendor Advisory
- avahi.org/milestone/Avahi%200.6.15nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/22932nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23020nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/23042nvd
- securitytracker.com/idnvd
- www.gentoo.org/security/en/glsa/glsa-200611-13.xmlnvd
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvd
- www.novell.com/linux/security/advisories/2006_26_sr.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/21016nvd
- www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2006/4474nvd
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/30207nvd
- tango.0pointer.de/pipermail/avahi-tickets/2006-November/000320.htmlnvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/380-1/nvd
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