{"schema_version":"1.7.3","id":"SUSE-SU-2020:3478-1","published":"2020-11-23T08:33:45Z","modified":"2026-02-04T02:36:00.562303Z","related":["CVE-2020-8277"],"upstream":["CVE-2020-8277"],"summary":"Security update for c-ares","details":"This update for c-ares fixes the following issues:\n\n- Version update to 1.17.0\n  * CVE-2020-8277: Fixed a Denial of Service through DNS request (bsc#1178882)\n  * For further details see https://c-ares.haxx.se/changelog.html\n","affected":[{"package":{"name":"c-ares","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP1","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/c-ares&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP1"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"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"}},{"package":{"name":"c-ares","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/c-ares&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"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"}},{"package":{"name":"c-ares","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/c-ares&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-ESPOS"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"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"}},{"package":{"name":"c-ares","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/c-ares&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20High%20Performance%20Computing%2015-LTSS"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"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"}},{"package":{"name":"c-ares","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/c-ares&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2015-LTSS"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"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"}},{"package":{"name":"c-ares","ecosystem":"SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15","purl":"pkg:rpm/suse/c-ares&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2015"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"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"}}],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20203478-1/"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.suse.com/1178882"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-8277"}]}