========================================================================== Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6676-1 March 06, 2024
c-ares vulnerability ========================================================================== A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) - Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro) Summary: c-ares could be made to crash if it received specially crafted input. Software Description: - c-ares: library for asynchronous name resolution Details: Vojtěch Vobr discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled user input from local configuration files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service via application crash. Update instructions: The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: libc-ares2 1.19.1-3ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libc-ares2 1.18.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.3 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libc-ares2 1.15.0-1ubuntu0.5 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): libc-ares2 1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2+esm2 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): libc-ares2 1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes. References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6676-1 CVE-2024-25629 Package Information: https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/c-ares/1.19.1-3ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/c-ares/1.18.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/c-ares/1.15.0-1ubuntu0.5
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