CVE-2026-24401

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.
Configurations

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OR cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

17 Jun 2026, 10:23

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Summary
  • (es) Avahi es un sistema que facilita el descubrimiento de servicios en una red local a través de la suite de protocolos mDNS/DNS-SD. En las versiones 0.9rc2 e inferiores, avahi-daemon puede ser bloqueado mediante un fallo de segmentación al enviar una respuesta mDNS no solicitada que contenga un registro CNAME recursivo, donde el alias y el nombre canónico apuntan al mismo dominio (por ejemplo, 'h.local' como CNAME para 'h.local'). Esto causa una recursión ilimitada en la función lookup_handle_cname, lo que lleva al agotamiento de la pila. La vulnerabilidad afecta a los navegadores de registros donde AVAHI_LOOKUP_USE_MULTICAST está configurado explícitamente, lo que incluye los navegadores de registros creados por los resolvedores utilizados por nss-mdns. Este problema está parcheado en el commit 78eab31128479f06e30beb8c1cbf99dd921e2524.

12 Feb 2026, 15:58

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First Time Avahi
Avahi avahi
CPE cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.9:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
References () https://github.com/avahi/avahi/commit/78eab31128479f06e30beb8c1cbf99dd921e2524 - () https://github.com/avahi/avahi/commit/78eab31128479f06e30beb8c1cbf99dd921e2524 - Patch
References () https://github.com/avahi/avahi/issues/501 - () https://github.com/avahi/avahi/issues/501 - Issue Tracking, Patch
References () https://github.com/avahi/avahi/security/advisories/GHSA-h4vp-5m8j-f6w3 - () https://github.com/avahi/avahi/security/advisories/GHSA-h4vp-5m8j-f6w3 - Vendor Advisory

24 Jan 2026, 02:15

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-01-24 02:15

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:23


NVD link : CVE-2026-24401

Mitre link : CVE-2026-24401

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-24401


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Products Affected

avahi

  • avahi
CWE
CWE-674

Uncontrolled Recursion