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Red Hat: CVE-2022-4904: buffer overflow in config_sortlist() due to missing string length check (Multiple Advisories)

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Red Hat: CVE-2022-4904: buffer overflow in config_sortlist() due to missing string length check (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/06/2023
Created
04/04/2023
Added
04/03/2023
Modified
12/15/2023

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • redhat-upgrade-c-ares
  • redhat-upgrade-c-ares-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-c-ares-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-c-ares-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-debugsource
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-devel
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-docs
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-full-i18n
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-libs
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-libs-debuginfo
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-nodemon
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-packaging
  • redhat-upgrade-nodejs-packaging-bundler
  • redhat-upgrade-npm

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