ALSA-2023:7207

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    ALSA-2023:7207

    Published: 14 Nov 2023Last Modified: 4 Feb 2026

    Summary: Moderate: c-ares security update

    Details: The c-ares C library defines asynchronous DNS (Domain Name System) requests and provides name resolving API. Security Fix(es): * c-ares: Heap buffer over read in ares_parse_soa_reply (CVE-2020-22217) * c-ares: Buffer Underwrite in ares_inet_net_pton() (CVE-2023-31130) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

    References: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7207, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-22217, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31130, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2209497, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2235527, https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-7207.html

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: c-ares

    Purl: pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.13.0-9.el8_9.1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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