SUSE alert openSUSE-SU-2026:20110-1 (avahi)

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openSUSE-SU-2026:20110-1: moderate: Security update for avahi
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Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:52:28 +0100
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openSUSE security update: security update for avahi
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20110-1
Rating: moderate
References:

  * bsc#1256498
  * bsc#1256499
  * bsc#1256500



Cross-References:

  * CVE-2025-68276
  * CVE-2025-68468
  * CVE-2025-68471



CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2025-68276 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-68276 ( SUSE ): 6.8 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
  * CVE-2025-68468 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-68468 ( SUSE ): 7.1 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
  * CVE-2025-68471 ( SUSE ): 6.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  * CVE-2025-68471 ( SUSE ): 7.1 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

Affected Products:

         openSUSE Leap 16.0

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An update that solves 3 vulnerabilities and has 3 bug fixes can now be installed.

Description:

This update for avahi fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2025-68276: Fixed refuse to create wide-area record browsers when
  wide-area is off (bsc#1256498)
- CVE-2025-68471: Fixed DoS bug by changing assert to return (bsc#1256500)
- CVE-2025-68468: Fixed DoS bug by removing incorrect assertion (bsc#1256499)


Patch instructions:

   To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

   zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-193=1

Package List:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

  avahi-0.8-160000.4.1
  avahi-autoipd-0.8-160000.4.1
  avahi-compat-howl-devel-0.8-160000.4.1
  avahi-compat-mDNSResponder-devel-0.8-160000.4.1
  avahi-lang-0.8-160000.4.1
  avahi-utils-0.8-160000.4.1
  avahi-utils-gtk-0.8-160000.4.1
  libavahi-client3-0.8-160000.4.1
  libavahi-common3-0.8-160000.4.1
  libavahi-core7-0.8-160000.4.1
  libavahi-devel-0.8-160000.4.1
  libavahi-glib-devel-0.8-160000.4.1
  libavahi-glib1-0.8-160000.4.1
  libavahi-gobject-devel-0.8-160000.4.1
  libavahi-gobject0-0.8-160000.4.1
  libavahi-libevent1-0.8-160000.4.1
  libavahi-qt6-1-0.8-160000.4.1
  libavahi-qt6-devel-0.8-160000.4.1
  libavahi-ui-gtk3-0-0.8-160000.4.1
  libdns_sd-0.8-160000.4.1
  libhowl0-0.8-160000.4.1
  python3-avahi-gtk-0.8-160000.4.1
  python313-avahi-0.8-160000.4.1
  typelib-1_0-Avahi-0_6-0.8-160000.4.1

References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68276.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68468.html
  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-68471.html