Ubuntu 3876-1: Avahi vulnerabilities
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10: avahi-daemon 0.7-4ubuntu2.1 libavahi-core7 0.7-4ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: avahi-daemon 0.7-3.1ubuntu1.2 libavahi-core7 0.7-3.1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: avahi-daemon 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 libavahi-core7 0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: avahi-daemon 0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3 libavahi-core7 0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3876-1
CVE-2017-6519, CVE-2018-1000845
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/avahi/0.7-4ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/avahi/0.7-3.1ubuntu1.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/avahi/0.6.32~rc+dfsg-1ubuntu2.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/avahi/0.6.31-4ubuntu1.3