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

Severity Moderate
Affected Packages 4
CVEs 1
Info Packages References Vulnerabilities

An update is available for c-ares. This update affects Rocky Linux 8. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE list

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 Rocky Linux 8.6 Release Notes linked from the References section.

Package Affected Version
pkg:rpm/rockylinux/c-ares?arch=x86_64&distro=rockylinux-8 < 1.13.0-6.el8
pkg:rpm/rockylinux/c-ares?arch=aarch64&distro=rockylinux-8 < 1.13.0-6.el8
pkg:rpm/rockylinux/c-ares-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=rockylinux-8 < 1.13.0-6.el8
pkg:rpm/rockylinux/c-ares-devel?arch=aarch64&distro=rockylinux-8 < 1.13.0-6.el8
ID
RLSA-2022:2043
Severity
moderate
URL
https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2022:2043
Published
2022-05-10T08:14:29
(2 years ago)
Modified
2023-02-02T12:53:33
(19 months ago)
Rights
Copyright 2023 Rocky Enterprise Software Foundation
Other Advisories
Type Package URL Namespace Name / Product Version Distribution / Platform Arch Patch / Fix
Affected pkg:rpm/rockylinux/c-ares?arch=x86_64&distro=rockylinux-8 rockylinux c-ares < 1.13.0-6.el8 rockylinux-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/rockylinux/c-ares?arch=aarch64&distro=rockylinux-8 rockylinux c-ares < 1.13.0-6.el8 rockylinux-8 aarch64
Affected pkg:rpm/rockylinux/c-ares-devel?arch=x86_64&distro=rockylinux-8 rockylinux c-ares-devel < 1.13.0-6.el8 rockylinux-8 x86_64
Affected pkg:rpm/rockylinux/c-ares-devel?arch=aarch64&distro=rockylinux-8 rockylinux c-ares-devel < 1.13.0-6.el8 rockylinux-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