CVE-2025-68468

Avahi has a reachable assertion in lookup_multicast_callback

Published Jan 12, 2026 CVSS 3.1 · 6.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite. In 0.9-rc2 and earlier, avahi-daemon can be crashed by sending unsolicited announcements containing CNAME resource records pointing it to resource records with short TTLs. As soon as they expire avahi-daemon crashes.

Remediation

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:avahi:avahi:0.9:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Avahi
Avahi avahi
Vendors & Products Avahi
Avahi avahi
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Avahi is a system which facilitates service discovery on a local network via the mDNS/DNS-SD protocol suite. In 0.9-rc2 and earlier, avahi-daemon can be crashed by sending unsolicited announcements containing CNAME resource records pointing it to resource records with short TTLs. As soon as they expire avahi-daemon crashes.
Title Avahi has a reachable assertion in lookup_multicast_callback
Weaknesses CWE-617
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

Weaknesses

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jan 12, 2026, 6:41 PM
Reserved
Dec 18, 2025, 1:48 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 12, 2026, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 9:59 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Jan 12, 2026, 5:38 PM