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Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: USN-5034-2 Severe: c-ares Domain Manipulation

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Calendar Grey August 10, 2021
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu Security Notice USN-5045-3 addresses OpenSSL vulnerabilities leading to improper data handling impacting local security.
c-ares could be made to return wrong domains.

Summary

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security advisory critical threat ubuntu domain hijacking c-ares

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 16.04 ESM: libc-ares2 1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5034-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5034-1

CVE-2021-3672

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August 10, 2021

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