c-ares: Fix of 4 CVEs
- CVE-2024-25629: fix invalid memory read issue in ares__read_line() - CVE-2023-31130: fix buffer underflow in ares_inet_net_pton() for certain ipv6 addresses - CVE-2023-31147: fix issue of using weak random numbers in DNS query ids by replacing rand() with a modern OS-provided CSPRNG like arc4random() - CVE-2023-31124: prevent fallback to rand() for entropy generation which could allow an attacker to take advantage of the lack of entropy by not using a CSPRNG.
- Products
- c-ares, c-ares-devel
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 1.17.1-5.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els3
- CVEs
- CVE-2023-31124, CVE-2023-31130, CVE-2023-31147, CVE-2024-25629
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 31 Oct 2026, 13:50 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
- CVE-2024-25629: fix invalid memory read issue in ares__read_line() - CVE-2023-31130: fix buffer underflow in ares_inet_net_pton() for certain ipv6 addresses - CVE-2023-31147: fix issue of using weak random numbers in DNS query ids by replacing rand() with a modern OS-provided CSPRNG like arc4random() - CVE-2023-31124: prevent fallback to rand() for entropy generation which could allow an attacker to take advantage of the lack of entropy by not using a CSPRNG.
osv:CLSA-2025-1744721593
c-ares
Fixed versions: 1.17.1-5.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els3
c-ares-devel
Fixed versions: 1.17.1-5.el9_2.1.tuxcare.els3
Complete source record
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