USN-6376-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6376-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6376-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6376-1
Related
Published
2023-09-18T13:08:11.897301Z
Modified
2023-09-18T13:08:11.897301Z
Summary
c-ares vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly parsed certain SOA replies. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause c-res to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/c-ares?arch=src?distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.15.0-1ubuntu0.4

Affected versions

1.*

1.15.0-1build1
1.15.0-1ubuntu0.1
1.15.0-1ubuntu0.2
1.15.0-1ubuntu0.3

Ecosystem specific

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.0-1ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libc-ares-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.0-1ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libc-ares2"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "1.15.0-1ubuntu0.4",
            "binary_name": "libc-ares2-dbgsym"
        }
    ]
}