The c-ares C library defines asynchronous DNS (Domain Name System) requests and provides name resolving API.
Security Fix(es):
c-ares: c-ares: Denial of Service via unvalidated DNS header record counts (CVE-2026-69186)
c-ares: c-ares: CPU exhaustion denial of service via unbounded DNS name compression pointer chains (CVE-2026-69184)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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