Slackware: 2023-142-01: c-ares Security Update
Summary
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: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32067 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31147 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31130 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31124 (* Security fix *)
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Updated package for Slackware 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware-15.0/patches/packages/c-ares-1.19.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 15.0:
ftp://ftp.slackware.com/pub/slackware/slackware64-15.0/patches/packages/c-ares-1.19.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Updated package for Slackware -current:
Updated package for Slackware x86_64 -current:
MD5 Signatures
Slackware 15.0 package:
7e5363abc94f1d4a507055b3dd51e76b c-ares-1.19.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware x86_64 15.0 package:
010557e82678ad022f7f6e7147856c19 c-ares-1.19.1-x86_64-1_slack15.0.txz
Slackware -current package:
618f32c0a74a4336f4427bdcb02521a3 n/c-ares-1.19.1-i586-1.txz
Slackware x86_64 -current package:
c3b2b4a3400f24104ca99a7258a594d4 n/c-ares-1.19.1-x86_64-1.txz
Installation Instructions
Installation instructions: Upgrade the package as root: # upgradepkg c-ares-1.19.1-i586-1_slack15.0.txz