SUSE-SU-2020:3478-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20203478-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2020:3478-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2020:3478-1
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Related
Published
2020-11-23T08:33:45Z
Modified
2026-03-11T07:15:52.887314Z
Summary
Security update for c-ares
Details

This update for c-ares fixes the following issues:

  • Version update to 1.17.0
    • CVE-2020-8277: Fixed a Denial of Service through DNS request (bsc#1178882)
    • For further details see https://c-ares.haxx.se/changelog.html
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS
c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/c-ares&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOS

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.0-3.8.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "c-ares-devel": "1.17.0-3.8.1",
            "libcares2": "1.17.0-3.8.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2020:3478-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS
c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/c-ares&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSS

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.0-3.8.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "c-ares-devel": "1.17.0-3.8.1",
            "libcares2": "1.17.0-3.8.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2020:3478-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1
c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/c-ares&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.0-3.8.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "c-ares-devel": "1.17.0-3.8.1",
            "libcares2": "1.17.0-3.8.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2020:3478-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/c-ares&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.0-3.8.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "c-ares-devel": "1.17.0-3.8.1",
            "libcares2": "1.17.0-3.8.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2020:3478-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS
c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/c-ares&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSS

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.0-3.8.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "c-ares-devel": "1.17.0-3.8.1",
            "libcares2": "1.17.0-3.8.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2020:3478-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/c-ares&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.17.0-3.8.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "c-ares-devel": "1.17.0-3.8.1",
            "libcares2": "1.17.0-3.8.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2020:3478-1.json"