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CVE-2025-59529VulnerabilityPublished Updated

SUSE · Security update for avahi

Affects SUSESource GCVE Database

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Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 0.9~rc2-8.1.hum1 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

Severity
Medium

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

EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 12% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 0.9~rc2-8.1.hum1

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 22 Jul 2026

  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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade SUSE to 0.9~rc2-8.1.hum1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
SUSE Product Security Team SUSEAffected
  • >=0.8 <0.9~rc2-8.1.hum1
Fixed in
  • 0.9~rc2-8.1.hum1

AI-suggested

A security update is available that fixes this vulnerability. Users should apply the updated Avahi packages provided by Red Hat (version 0.9~rc2-8.1.hum1) or corresponding updates from SUSE. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patch.

Description

A local denial-of-service (DoS) vulnerability (CVE-2025-59529) exists in Avahi due to the simple protocol server ignoring the client limit CLIENTS_MAX, potentially causing resource exhaustion. This issue affects Avahi versions from 0.8 up to but not including 0.9~rc2-8.1.hum1. A security update addressing this vulnerability has been released by Red Hat and SUSE. The severity of this vulnerability is assessed as medium.

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