vulnerability
Ubuntu: USN-7925-1 (CVE-2025-62408): c-ares vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C) | Dec 8, 2025 | Dec 12, 2025 | Dec 15, 2025 |
Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
Dec 8, 2025
Added
Dec 12, 2025
Modified
Dec 15, 2025
Description
It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled terminating certain
queries after a maximum number of attempts. An attacker could possibly use
this issue to cause c-ares to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-libcares2
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