vulnerability
Red Hat: CVE-2025-31498: c-ares: c-ares has a use-after-free in read_answers() (Multiple Advisories)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C) | Apr 8, 2025 | May 6, 2025 | Jun 12, 2026 |
Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:C)
Published
Apr 8, 2025
Added
May 6, 2025
Modified
Jun 12, 2026
Description
A flaw was found in c-ares. This vulnerability allows a remote or local attacker to cause a use-after-free, potentially leading to application-level denial of service or other unexpected behavior via manipulation of DNS responses or network conditions during query processing.
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