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Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: c-ares / c-ares-debuginfo / c-ares-debugsource / c-ares-devel Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2023_7207)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 355111

Synopsis

The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2023_7207 advisory.

 * c-ares: Heap buffer over read in ares_parse_soa_reply (CVE-2020-22217)

 * c-ares: Buffer Underwrite in ares_inet_net_pton() (CVE-2023-31130)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected packages based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2023_7207.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7207

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2209497

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2235527

https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2023:7207

http://www.nessus.org/u?448e229c

http://www.nessus.org/u?89846916

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 355111

File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2023_7207.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/1/2026

Updated: 10/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.79

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Unknown

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.9

Temporal Score: 4.6

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2023-31130

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.4

Temporal Score: 5.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 11/28/2023

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/12/2021

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-22217, CVE-2023-31130