USN-5907-1

Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-5907-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/USN-5907-1.json
Related
Published
2023-03-02T12:48:30.224183Z
Modified
2023-03-02T12:48:30.224183Z
Summary
c-ares vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain sortlist strings. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause c-ares to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
1.18.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription needed",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libc-ares-dev": "1.18.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1",
            "libc-ares2": "1.18.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
1.15.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription needed",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libc-ares-dev": "1.15.0-1ubuntu0.2",
            "libc-ares2": "1.15.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0The exact introduced commit is unknown
Fixed
1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription needed",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libc-ares-dev": "1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2",
            "libc-ares2": "1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}