CVE-2021-36217
avahi: local DoS against avahi-daemon via D-Bus interface
Severity
ModerateRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.1
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Published · July 7, 2021
Updated · November 21, 2025
Description
[REJECTED CVE] Avahi allows a local denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and daemon crash) against avahi-daemon via the D-Bus interface or a "ping .local" command.
Statement
This flaw was found to be a duplicate of CVE-2021-3502. Please see https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-3502 for information about affected products and security errata.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.1 · 6.2CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE not specified