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HistoryNov 14, 2023 - 12:00 a.m.

Moderate: c-ares security update

2023-11-1400:00:00
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osv.dev
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c-ares
c library
dns requests
security update
buffer overflow
cve-2022-4904
almalinux release notes

8.6 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

8.9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

26.0%

The c-ares C library defines asynchronous DNS (Domain Name System) requests and provides name resolving API.

Security Fix(es):

  • c-ares: buffer overflow in config_sortlist() due to missing string length check (CVE-2022-4904)

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.

Additional Changes:

For detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.

8.6 High

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

LOW

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H

8.9 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

26.0%