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<h1>Security update for avahi</h1>
<table class="table table-striped table-bordered">
<tbody>
<tr>
<th>Announcement ID:</th>
<td>SUSE-SU-2026:0259-1</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Release Date:</th>
<td>2026-01-22T16:11:01Z</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Rating:</th>
<td>moderate</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>References:</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256498">bsc#1256498</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256499">bsc#1256499</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256500">bsc#1256500</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>
Cross-References:
</th>
<td>
<ul>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68276.html">CVE-2025-68276</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68468.html">CVE-2025-68468</a>
</li>
<li style="display: inline;">
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68471.html">CVE-2025-68471</a>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>CVSS scores:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68276</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.8</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68276</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68276</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">5.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68468</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68468</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68468</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68471</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">7.1</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68471</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
SUSE
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
<span class="cvss-reference">CVE-2025-68471</span>
<span class="cvss-source">
(
NVD
):
</span>
<span class="cvss-score">6.5</span>
<span class="cvss-vector">CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H</span>
</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th>Affected Products:</th>
<td>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">Basesystem Module 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">openSUSE Leap 15.6</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7</li>
<li class="list-group-item">SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7</li>
</ul>
</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p>An update that solves three vulnerabilities can now be installed.</p>
<h2>Description:</h2>
<p>This update for avahi fixes the following issues:</p>
<ul>
<li>CVE-2025-68276: Fixed refuse to create wide-area record browsers when
wide-area is off (bsc#1256498)</li>
<li>CVE-2025-68471: Fixed DoS bug by changing assert to return (bsc#1256500)</li>
<li>CVE-2025-68468: Fixed DoS bug by removing incorrect assertion (bsc#1256499)</li>
</ul>
<h2>Patch Instructions:</h2>
<p>
To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".<br/>
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
</p>
<ul class="list-group">
<li class="list-group-item">
openSUSE Leap 15.6
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-259=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-259=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Basesystem Module 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP7-2026-259=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Desktop-Applications-15-SP7-2026-259=1</code>
</li>
<li class="list-group-item">
SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7
<br/>
<code>zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-259=1</code>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>Package List:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)
<ul>
<li>avahi-utils-gtk-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-ui-gtk3-0-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-devel-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libdns_sd-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-ui-gtk3-0-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-gobject0-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>typelib-1_0-Avahi-0_6-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-gobject-devel-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-glib2-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>python3-avahi-gtk-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-compat-howl-devel-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-qt5-devel-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-utils-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libdns_sd-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-glib1-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-libevent1-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-core7-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-glib1-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-core7-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libhowl0-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-utils-gtk-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-client3-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-libevent1-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-glib-devel-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>python3-avahi-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-qt5-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-utils-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-common3-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-qt5-1-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libhowl0-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-autoipd-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-autoipd-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-client3-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-qt5-1-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-compat-mDNSResponder-devel-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-common3-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-gobject0-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>libavahi-glib1-32bit-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-client3-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-common3-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-common3-32bit-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libdns_sd-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-client3-32bit-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-glib1-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libdns_sd-32bit-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>avahi-lang-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64_ilp32)
<ul>
<li>libavahi-client3-64bit-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libdns_sd-64bit-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-common3-64bit-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libdns_sd-64bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-glib1-64bit-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-glib1-64bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-client3-64bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-common3-64bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-64bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>libavahi-ui-gtk3-0-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-devel-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-ui-gtk3-0-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libdns_sd-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-gobject0-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>typelib-1_0-Avahi-0_6-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-compat-mDNSResponder-devel-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-glib2-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-compat-howl-devel-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-utils-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libdns_sd-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-glib1-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-libevent1-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-core7-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-glib1-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-core7-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libhowl0-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-client3-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-libevent1-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-glib-devel-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-utils-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-common3-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libhowl0-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-client3-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-gobject0-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-common3-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (noarch)
<ul>
<li>avahi-lang-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Basesystem Module 15-SP7 (x86_64)
<ul>
<li>libavahi-client3-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-common3-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-common3-32bit-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-client3-32bit-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-32bit-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
Desktop Applications Module 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>avahi-glib2-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-utils-gtk-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-autoipd-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-utils-gtk-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-autoipd-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>libavahi-gobject-devel-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
<ul>
<li>avahi-debuginfo-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>avahi-debugsource-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
<li>python3-avahi-0.8-150600.15.12.1</li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
<h2>References:</h2>
<ul>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68276.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68276.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68468.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68468.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68471.html">https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68471.html</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256498">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256498</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256499">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256499</a>
</li>
<li>
<a href="https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256500">https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1256500</a>
</li>
</ul>
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