# ALSA-2023:7190: Security update for 17 packages

ALSA-2023:7190, released November 14, 2023, fixes 1 CVE across 17 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/alsa-2023-7190
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 14, 2023
- Priority: Routine (Closes CVE-2023-1981)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/ALSA-2023:7190

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [avahi](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-autoipd](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-autoipd.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-compat-howl](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-compat-howl.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-compat-howl-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-compat-howl-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-compat-libdns_sd](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-compat-libdns-sd.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-compat-libdns_sd-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-compat-libdns-sd-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-glib](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-glib.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-glib-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-glib-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-gobject](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-gobject.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-gobject-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-gobject-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-libs.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-tools](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-tools.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-ui](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-ui.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-ui-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-ui-devel.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [avahi-ui-gtk3](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/avahi-ui-gtk3.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |
| [python3-avahi](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/python3-avahi.md) | almalinux 8 | 0.7-21.el8 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-1981](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-1981.md) | Routine | avahi: Avahi is an implementation of the DNS Service Discovery and Multicast DNS specifications for Zero Configuration Netwo... | 6.2 | 0.0039 |  |

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Data as of 2026-11-07T06:34:28Z UTC. Source: Patchblox Patch Radar (https://patchblox.com/security/patch-radar). Patchblox finds out-of-date software on Windows, macOS and Linux and updates it through release rings: https://patchblox.com/demo