openSUSE: 2020:2092-1 moderate: c-ares

Date 28 Nov 2020

Category openSUSE Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.


   openSUSE Security Update: Security update for c-ares
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Announcement ID:    openSUSE-SU-2020:2092-1
Rating:             moderate
References:         #1178882 
Cross-References:   CVE-2020-8277
Affected Products:
                    openSUSE Leap 15.2
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   An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

   This update for c-ares fixes the following issues:

   Version update to 1.17.0

     * CVE-2020-8277: Fixed a Denial of Service through DNS request
       (bsc#1178882)
     * For further details see https://c-ares.haxx.se/changelog.html

   This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.


Patch Instructions:

   To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
   like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

   Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

   - openSUSE Leap 15.2:

      zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-2092=1



Package List:

   - openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):

      c-ares-debugsource-1.17.0-lp152.2.3.1
      c-ares-devel-1.17.0-lp152.2.3.1
      c-ares-utils-1.17.0-lp152.2.3.1
      c-ares-utils-debuginfo-1.17.0-lp152.2.3.1
      libcares2-1.17.0-lp152.2.3.1
      libcares2-debuginfo-1.17.0-lp152.2.3.1

   - openSUSE Leap 15.2 (x86_64):

      libcares2-32bit-1.17.0-lp152.2.3.1
      libcares2-32bit-debuginfo-1.17.0-lp152.2.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8277.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178882
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