c-ares could be made to crash or run programs if it received specially crafted network traffic.
c-ares - library for asynchronous name resolution
It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain query completion callbacks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trigger a use- after-free or double-free, resulting in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain query completion callbacks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trigger a use- after-free or double-free, resulting in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain query completion callbacks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trigger a use- after-free or double-free, resulting in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain query completion callbacks. An attacker could possibly use this issue to trigger a use- after-free or double-free, resulting in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
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