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Rocky Linux: CVE-2021-3672: c-ares (Multiple Advisories)

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Rocky Linux: CVE-2021-3672: c-ares (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
11/23/2021
Created
05/12/2022
Added
05/11/2022
Modified
04/18/2024

Description

A flaw was found in c-ares library, where a missing input validation check of host names returned by DNS (Domain Name Servers) can lead to output of wrong hostnames which might potentially lead to Domain Hijacking. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality and integrity as well as system availability.

Solution(s)

  • rocky-upgrade-c-ares
  • rocky-upgrade-c-ares-debuginfo
  • rocky-upgrade-c-ares-debugsource
  • rocky-upgrade-c-ares-devel
  • rocky-upgrade-nodejs
  • rocky-upgrade-nodejs-debuginfo
  • rocky-upgrade-nodejs-debugsource
  • rocky-upgrade-nodejs-devel
  • rocky-upgrade-nodejs-docs
  • rocky-upgrade-nodejs-full-i18n
  • rocky-upgrade-nodejs-nodemon
  • rocky-upgrade-nodejs-packaging
  • rocky-upgrade-npm

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