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CVE-2006-5461

LOW CVSS: 2.1 Published: 2006-11-14 Modified: 2026-06-16

Description

Avahi before 0.6.15 does not verify the sender identity of netlink messages to ensure that they come from the kernel instead of another process, which allows local users to spoof network changes to Avahi.

Affected Platforms

Avahi Avahi

Weakness Type

NVD-CWE-Other

References