Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2023.142.01
Category:	Slackware Local Security Checks
Title:	Slackware: Security Advisory (SSA:2023-142-01)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'c-ares' package(s) announced via the SSA:2023-142-01 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'c-ares' package(s) announced via the SSA:2023-142-01 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: New c-ares packages are available for Slackware 15.0 and -current to fix security issues. Here are the details from the Slackware 15.0 ChangeLog: +--------------------------+ patches/packages/c-ares-1.19.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz: Upgraded. This update fixes bugs and security issues: 0-byte UDP payload causes Denial of Service. Insufficient randomness in generation of DNS query IDs. Buffer Underwrite in ares_inet_net_pton(). AutoTools does not set CARES_RANDOM_FILE during cross compilation. For more information, see: [links moved to references] (* Security fix *) +--------------------------+ Affected Software/OS: 'c-ares' package(s) on Slackware 15.0, Slackware current. 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-2023-31124 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-54xr-f67r-4pc4 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-31130 Debian Security Information: DSA-5419 (Google Search) https://www.debian.org/security/2023/dsa-5419 https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/security/advisories/GHSA-x6mf-cxr9-8q6v https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/06/msg00034.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-31147 https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/security/advisories/GHSA-8r8p-23f3-64c2 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-32067 https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/security/advisories/GHSA-9g78-jv2r-p7vc
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