Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.854078
Category:	SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:	openSUSE: Security Advisory for c-ares (openSUSE-SU-2021:1168-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'c-ares'; package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2021:1168-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'c-ares' package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2021:1168-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: This update for c-ares fixes the following issues: Version update to git snapshot 1.17.1+20200724: - CVE-2021-3672: fixed missing input validation on hostnames returned by DNS servers (bsc#1188881) - If ares_getaddrinfo() was terminated by an ares_destroy(), it would cause crash - Crash in sortaddrinfo() if the list size equals 0 due to an unexpected DNS response - Expand number of escaped characters in DNS replies as per RFC1035 5.1 to prevent spoofing - Use unbuffered /dev/urandom for random data to prevent early startup performance issues This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project. Affected Software/OS: 'c-ares' package(s) on openSUSE Leap 15.2. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 6.8 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-3672 https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-389290.pdf https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-02 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1988342 https://c-ares.haxx.se/adv_20210810.html https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpujul2022.html
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