{"id":"ALSA-2023:7207","summary":"Moderate: c-ares security update","details":"The c-ares C library defines asynchronous DNS (Domain Name System) requests and provides name resolving API.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* c-ares: Heap buffer over read in ares_parse_soa_reply (CVE-2020-22217)\n* c-ares: Buffer Underwrite in ares_inet_net_pton() (CVE-2023-31130)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.","modified":"2026-02-04T02:59:36.209200Z","published":"2023-11-14T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2020-22217","CVE-2023-31130"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7207"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-22217"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-31130"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2209497"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2235527"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2023-7207.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"c-ares","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.13.0-9.el8_9.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:7207.json"}},{"package":{"name":"c-ares-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/c-ares-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.13.0-9.el8_9.1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2023:7207.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}