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HistoryNov 14, 2023 - 8:45 a.m.

(RHSA-2023:7116) Moderate: c-ares security update

2023-11-1408:45:36
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c-ares library
buffer overflow
asynchronous dns
security update
cve-2022-4904
red hat enterprise linux 8.9

7.5 High

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.001 Low

EPSS

Percentile

26.2%

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 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.9 Release Notes linked from the References section.