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diff --git a/metadata/glsa/glsa-202012-11.xml b/metadata/glsa/glsa-202012-11.xml new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..f3d69f2db485 --- /dev/null +++ b/metadata/glsa/glsa-202012-11.xml @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> +<!DOCTYPE glsa SYSTEM "http://www.gentoo.org/dtd/glsa.dtd"> +<glsa id="202012-11"> + <title>c-ares: Denial of service</title> + <synopsis>A Denial of Service vulnerability was discovered in c-ares.</synopsis> + <product type="ebuild">c-ares</product> + <announced>2020-12-23</announced> + <revised count="1">2020-12-23</revised> + <bug>754939</bug> + <access>local, remote</access> + <affected> + <package name="net-dns/c-ares" auto="yes" arch="*"> + <unaffected range="ge">1.17.1</unaffected> + <vulnerable range="lt">1.17.1</vulnerable> + </package> + </affected> + <background> + <p>c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library.</p> + </background> + <description> + <p>It was discovered that c-ares incorrectly handled certain DNS requests.</p> + </description> + <impact type="low"> + <p>A remote attacker, able to trigger a DNS request for a host of their + choice by an application linked against c-ares, could possibly cause a + Denial of Service condition. + </p> + </impact> + <workaround> + <p>There is no known workaround at this time.</p> + </workaround> + <resolution> + <p>All c-ares users should upgrade to the latest version:</p> + + <code> + # emerge --sync + # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-dns/c-ares-1.17.1" + </code> + + </resolution> + <references> + <uri link="https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8277">CVE-2020-8277</uri> + </references> + <metadata tag="requester" timestamp="2020-12-22T22:25:15Z">whissi</metadata> + <metadata tag="submitter" timestamp="2020-12-23T19:49:06Z">whissi</metadata> +</glsa> |