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Debian LTS DLA-3567-1 Critical: c-ares Buffer Overflow Threat

debian lts
Calendar Grey September 15, 2023
Dist Debian Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5600-1 resolves a critical vulnerability in libpng, reinforcing system integrity through timely patches.
A vulnerability has been identified in c-ares, an asynchronous name resolver library: CVE-2020-22217:

Summary

CVE-2020-22217:

A buffer overflow vulnerability has been found in c-ares before
via the function ares_parse_soa_reply in ares_parse_soa_reply.c.
This vulnerability was discovered through fuzzing. Exploitation
of this vulnerability may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary
code or cause a denial of service condition.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
1.14.0-1+deb10u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your c-ares packages.

For the detailed security status of c-ares please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/c-ares

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


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Package: c-ares
Version: 1.14.0-1+deb10u4
CVE ID: CVE-2020-22217

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