A flaw was found in the c-ares package. The ares_set_sortlist is missing checks about the validity of the input string, which allows a possible arbitrary length stack overflow. This issue may cause a denial of service or a limited impact on confidentiality and integrity.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.6
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade npmUpgrade c-aresUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-libs | Apr 21, 2023 | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade c-aresUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade c-ares-debuginfo | Jan 10, 2024 | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux | — | Upgrade c-ares | Jul 20, 2023 | Feb 23, 2023 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade v8-develUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejsUpgrade c-ares-debuginfoUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade c-aresUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade c-ares-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfo | Feb 17, 2025 | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade c-ares-debuginfoUpgrade c-aresUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade c-ares-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade nodejs-debugsource | Apr 10, 2023 | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade c-ares | Feb 21, 2023 | Feb 21, 2023 |
| Dell Powerstore Dsa2023366 | — | Upgrade Dell PowerStoreOS to the latest version | Oct 23, 2025 | Oct 5, 2023 |
| Gentoo Linux | — | Upgrade net-dns/c-ares. | Jan 8, 2024 | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp10 | — | Upgrade c-ares | May 18, 2023 | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp11 | — | Upgrade c-ares | Jul 5, 2023 | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp9 | — | Upgrade c-ares | May 10, 2023 | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade c-ares-develUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade c-ares | Apr 5, 2023 | Dec 13, 2022 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade c-ares-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-nodemonUpgrade c-ares-develUpgrade c-aresUpgrade nodejs-packaging-bundlerUpgrade npmUpgrade c-ares-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-develNo solution existsUpgrade nodejs-packagingUpgrade nodejs-docsUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-debugsourceUpgrade nodejs-full-i18n | Apr 3, 2023 | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade nodejs-libsUpgrade nodejs-libs-debuginfoUpgrade nodejs-develUpgrade nodejs-full-i18nUpgrade nodejs-debuginfoUpgrade npmUpgrade nodejsUpgrade nodejs-debugsource | Mar 5, 2024 | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Suse | — | Upgrade libcares2-32bitUpgrade libcares-develUpgrade libcares2Upgrade c-ares-develUpgrade c-ares-utils | Feb 24, 2023 | Feb 23, 2023 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libc-ares2 | Mar 22, 2023 | Mar 6, 2023 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Mar 6, 2023 |
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