UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4904

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4904

    Published: 15 Feb 2023Last Modified: 21 Oct 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2022-4904

    Summary:

    Details: A flaw was found in the c-ares package. The ares_set_sortlist is missing checks about the validity of the input string, which allows a possible arbitrary length stack overflow. This issue may cause a denial of service or a limited impact on confidentiality and integrity.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4904, https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-4904, https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/497, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5907-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4904, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8951-1

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: c-ares

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/c-ares?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm4

    Affected versions

    1.10.0-2
    1.10.0-3
    1.10.0-3ubuntu0.1
    1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2
    1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm1
    1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm2
    1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm3

    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