QID 242322

Date Published: 2023-11-08

QID 242322: Red Hat Update for c-ares security (RHSA-2023:6635)

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).
    C-ares: buffer underwrite in ares_inet_net_pton() (cve-2023-31130).
    C-ares: insufficient randomness in generation of dns query ids (cve-2023-31147).
    C-ares: autotools does not set cares_random_file during cross compilation (cve-2023-31124).
Affected Products:
    Red Hat enterprise linux for x86_64 9 x86_64.
    Red hat enterprise linux for ibm z systems 9 s390x.
    Red hat enterprise linux for power, little endian 9 ppc64le.
    Red hat enterprise linux for arm 64 9 aarch64.
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Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could lead to a security breach or could affect integrity, availability, and confidentiality.

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 8.6 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as Medium - 5.4 severity.
  • Solution
    Refer to Red Hat security advisory RHSA-2023:6635 for updates and patch information.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 242322

    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    RHSA-2023:6635 Red Hat Enterprise Linux URL Logo access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:6635