UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4904

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2022-4904
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2022/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4904.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4904
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Published
2023-02-15T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:57:09.762252Z
Severity
  • 8.6 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

A flaw was found in the c-ares package. The aressetsortlist is missing checks about the validity of the input string, which allows a possible arbitrary length stack overflow. This issue may cause a denial of service or a limited impact on confidentiality and integrity.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/c-ares@1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm3?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

1.*

1.10.0-2
1.10.0-3
1.10.0-3ubuntu0.1
1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2
1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm1
1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm2
1.10.0-3ubuntu0.2+esm3

Ubuntu:18.04:LTS / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/c-ares@1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.13.0-2
1.13.0-3
1.14.0-1
1.14.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-ares-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-ares2",
            "binary_version": "1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-ares2-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.14.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:20.04:LTS / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/c-ares@1.15.0-1ubuntu0.2?arch=source&distro=focal

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.15.0-1ubuntu0.2

Affected versions

1.*

1.15.0-1build1
1.15.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-ares-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.15.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-ares2",
            "binary_version": "1.15.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-ares2-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.15.0-1ubuntu0.2"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:22.04:LTS / c-ares

Package

Name
c-ares
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/c-ares@1.18.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1?arch=source&distro=jammy

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.18.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1

Affected versions

1.*

1.17.1-1ubuntu1
1.18.1-1
1.18.1-1build1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-ares-dev",
            "binary_version": "1.18.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-ares2",
            "binary_version": "1.18.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libc-ares2-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "1.18.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1"
        }
    ]
}