USN-6164-2

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6164-2
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6164-2.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6164-2
Related
Published
2023-09-11T15:51:51.344645Z
Modified
2023-09-11T15:51:51.344645Z
Summary
c-ares vulnerabilities
Details

USN-6164-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in c-ares. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

Hannes Moesl discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain ipv6 addresses. An attacker could use this issue to cause c-ares to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-31130)

Xiang Li discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain UDP packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause c-res to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2023-32067)

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/c-ares@1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm2?arch=src?distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm2

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.0-2
1.10.0-3
1.10.0-3ubuntu0.1
1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2
1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libc-ares-dev": "1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm2",
            "libc-ares2": "1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm2",
            "libc-ares2-dbgsym": "1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/c-ares@1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1?arch=src?distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1

Affected versions

1.*

1.13.0-2
1.13.0-3
1.14.0-1
1.14.0-1ubuntu0.1
1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "libc-ares-dev": "1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1",
            "libc-ares2": "1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1",
            "libc-ares2-dbgsym": "1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm1"
        }
    ]
}