Ubuntu 3143-1: c-ares vulnerability
Summary
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.10: libc-ares2 1.11.0-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS: libc-ares2 1.10.0-3ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS: libc-ares2 1.10.0-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 12.04 LTS: libc-ares2 1.7.5-1ubuntu0.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3143-1
CVE-2016-5180
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/c-ares/1.11.0-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/c-ares/1.10.0-3ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/c-ares/1.10.0-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/c-ares/1.7.5-1ubuntu0.1