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CVE-2024-52616VulnerabilityPublished Updated

Red Hat Security Advisory: avahi security update

Affects Red Hat avahiSource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade the Red Hat redhat/avahi package to 9.6 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 12:54 UTC

Severity
Medium

Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA

EPSS
0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 53% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.6

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 May 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade the Red Hat redhat/avahi package to 9.6.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hatredhat/avahipkg:rpm/redhat/avahiOther threatsAffected
  • <9.6
  • >=9.6
  • <=9.8
Fixed in
  • 9.6

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Description

Avahi is an implementation of the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS specifications for Zero Configuration Networking. It facilitates service discovery on a local network. Avahi and Avahi-aware applications allow you to plug your computer into a network and, with no configuration, view other people to chat with, view printers to print with, and find shared files on other computers. Security Fix(es): * avahi: Avahi Wide-Area DNS Predictable Transaction IDs (CVE-2024-52616) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

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