CVE-2023-38470
Reachable assertion in avahi_escape_label
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: November 2, 2023 at 02:57 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 06:10 AM UTC
3 products affected across 3 vendorsEnterprise LinuxAvahiFedora
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
SSVC
No known exploit
Description
A vulnerability was found in Avahi. A reachable assertion exists in the avahi_escape_label() function.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 0.9
Affected range stops below 0.9, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Vendor states this is fixed in 6 (unknown)
Vendor states this is fixed in 7 (unknown)
60%
All versions
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (3)
VDB Entryx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-38470Issue Trackingx_refsource_REDHATThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2191690Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/12/msg00011.htmlSSVC — Action Prioritization
SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact
SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.
CVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-617
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