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[ALSA-2022:2043] c-ares security update

Severity Moderate
Affected Packages 8
CVEs 1
Info Packages References Vulnerabilities

An update for c-ares is now available for AlmaLinux AlmaLinux Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

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

Security Fix(es):

  • c-ares: Missing input validation of host names may lead to domain hijacking (CVE-2021-3672)

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.

Package Affected Version
pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.13.0-6.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.13.0-6.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares?arch=i686&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.13.0-6.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares?arch=aarch64&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.13.0-6.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.13.0-6.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.13.0-6.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares-devel?arch=i686&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.13.0-6.el8
pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares-devel?arch=aarch64&distro=almalinux-8 < 1.13.0-6.el8
ID
ALSA-2022:2043
Severity
moderate
URL
https://errata.almalinux.org/ALSA-2022:2043.html
Published
2022-05-10T08:14:29
(2 years ago)
Modified
2023-03-13T16:32:52
(18 months ago)
Rights
Copyright 2022 AlmaLinux OS
Other Advisories
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux c-ares < 1.13.0-6.el8 almalinux-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux c-ares < 1.13.0-6.el8 almalinux-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares?arch=i686&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux c-ares < 1.13.0-6.el8 almalinux-8 i686
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares?arch=aarch64&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux c-ares < 1.13.0-6.el8 almalinux-8 aarch64
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux c-ares-devel < 1.13.0-6.el8 almalinux-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux c-ares-devel < 1.13.0-6.el8 almalinux-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares-devel?arch=i686&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux c-ares-devel < 1.13.0-6.el8 almalinux-8 i686
Affected pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares-devel?arch=aarch64&distro=almalinux-8 almalinux c-ares-devel < 1.13.0-6.el8 almalinux-8 aarch64
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories Exploits PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date
# CVE Description CVSS EPSS EPSS Trend (30 days) Affected Products Weaknesses Security Advisories PoC Pubblication Date Modification Date