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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.884289
Category:CentOS Local Security Checks
Title:CentOS: Security Advisory for c-ares (CESA-2023:3741)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'c-ares'; package(s) announced via the CESA-2023:3741 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'c-ares'
package(s) announced via the CESA-2023:3741 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
The c-ares C library defines asynchronous DNS (Domain Name System) requests
and provides name resolving API.

Security Fix(es):

* c-ares: 0-byte UDP payload Denial of Service (CVE-2023-32067)

For 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.

Affected Software/OS:
'c-ares' package(s) on CentOS 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
7.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-32067
Debian Security Information: DSA-5419 (Google Search)
https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5419
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/B5Z5XFNXTNPTCBBVXFDNZQVLLIE6VRBY/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UBFWILTA33LOSV23P44FGTQQIDRJHIY7/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202310-09
https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/releases/tag/cares-1_19_1
https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/security/advisories/GHSA-9g78-jv2r-p7vc
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00034.html
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