RHSA-2022:2043: Moderate: c-ares security update

First published: Tue May 10 2022(Updated: )

The c-ares C library defines asynchronous DNS (Domain Name System) requests and provides name resolving API.<br>Security Fix(es):<br><li> c-ares: Missing input validation of host names may lead to domain hijacking (CVE-2021-3672)</li> 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.<br>Additional Changes:<br>For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Release Notes linked from the References section.

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