CVE-2024-52616

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

Description

A flaw was found in the Avahi-daemon, where it initializes DNS transaction IDs randomly only once at startup, incrementing them sequentially after that. This predictable behavior facilitates DNS spoofing attacks, allowing attackers to guess transaction IDs.

CWE-334

How to fix

Remediation Available

avahiDebian

Fixed in:0.8-18CVE-2024-52616

avahiRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahiRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-autoipdRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-autoipdRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-autoipd-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-autoipd-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-compat-howlRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-compat-howlRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-compat-howl-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-compat-howl-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-compat-howl-develRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-compat-howl-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-compat-libdns_sdRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-compat-libdns_sdRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-compat-libdns_sd-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-compat-libdns_sd-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-compat-libdns_sd-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-compat-libdns_sd-develRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-debugsourceRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-debugsourceRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-develRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-dnsconfd-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-dnsconfd-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-glibRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-glibRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-glib-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-glib-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-glib-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-glib-develRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-gobjectRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-gobjectRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-gobject-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-gobject-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-gobject-develRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-gobject-develRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-libsRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-libsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-libs-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-libs-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-toolsRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-toolsRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-tools-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-tools-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-ui-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-ui-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-ui-gtk3-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-ui-gtk3-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-ui-tools-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

avahi-ui-tools-debuginfoRocky

Fixed in:0:0.8-22.el9_6RHSA-2025:7437

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

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.68%probability of exploitation in 30 days

49thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 49% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-334 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2022-22517	High	7.5	1.3%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-21955	High	7.5	1.0%	-	-
CVE-2022-33707	Medium	5.3	0.8%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-39979	Critical	9.8	0.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-6890	High	8.8	0.7%	-	-
CVE-2022-20941	Medium	5.3	0.7%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2024-52616?

Published advisories record a fix for 53 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2024-52616 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2024-52616 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.68% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 49% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2024-52616?

CVE-2024-52616 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2024-52616 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for avahi (Debian), avahi (Red Hat / RHEL), avahi (Rocky), avahi-autoipd (Rocky), and 49 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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