USN-5008-2: Avahi vulnerability
USN-5008-1 fixed a vulnerability in avahi. This update provides
the corresponding update for Ubuntu 14.04 ESM and Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
Thomas Kremer discovered that Avahi incorrectly handled termination signals
on the Unix socket. A local attacker could possibly use this issue to cause
Avahi to hang, resulting in a denial of service.
Source: USN-5008-2: Avahi vulnerability
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