SB20230816216 - Fedora 37 update for c-ares 



SB20230816216 - Fedora 37 update for c-ares

Published: August 16, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB20230816216
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Local access
Highest impact Denial of service

Breakdown by Severity

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2022-4904)

The vulnerability allows a local user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the config_sortlist() function. A local user can trigger memory corruption and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.