Is CVE-2006-5461 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2006-5461 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2006-5461?

CVE-2006-5461 has a CVSS v2 base score of 2.1 (LOW).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2006-5461?

CVE-2006-5461 has an EPSS score of 0.40% (32th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2006-5461?

Upgrade avahi on debian 11 to 0.6.15-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2006-5461

LOW

2.1

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

avahiDebian

Fixed in:0.6.15-1CVE-2006-5461

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

0.40%probability of exploitation in 30 days

32ndpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 32% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Other references13

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-04-23.