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=========================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-380-1 November 11, 2006 avahi vulnerability CVE-2006-5461 =========================================================== A security issue affects the following Ubuntu releases: Ubuntu 5.10 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS Ubuntu 6.10 This advisory also applies to the corresponding versions of Kubuntu, Edubuntu, and Xubuntu. The problem can be corrected by upgrading your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 5.10: avahi-daemon 0.5.2-1ubuntu1.2 libavahi-core1 0.5.2-1ubuntu1.2 Ubuntu 6.06 LTS: avahi-daemon 0.6.10-0ubuntu3.2 libavahi-core4 0.6.10-0ubuntu3.2 Ubuntu 6.10: avahi-daemon 0.6.13-2ubuntu2.2 libavahi-core4 0.6.13-2ubuntu2.2 In general, a standard system upgrade is sufficient to effect the necessary changes. Details follow: Steve Grubb discovered that netlink messages were not being checked for their sender identity. This could lead to local users manipulating the Avahi service.