[ GLSA 202310-09 ] c-ares: Multiple Vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202310-09
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: c-ares: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: October 08, 2023
     Bugs: #906964
       ID: 202310-09

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Synopsis
========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in c-ares the worst of
which could result in Denial of Service.

Background
==========

c-ares is a C library for asynchronous DNS requests (including name
resolves).

Affected packages
=================

Package         Vulnerable    Unaffected
--------------  ------------  ------------
net-dns/c-ares  < 1.19.1      >= 1.19.1

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in c-ares. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All c-ares users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/c-ares-1.19.1"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2023-31124
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31124
[ 2 ] CVE-2023-31130
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31130
[ 3 ] CVE-2023-31147
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31147
[ 4 ] CVE-2023-32067
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32067

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-09

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
[email protected] or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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