SUSE-SU-2026:4021-1: c-ares&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS SUSE Linux Enterprise

CVSS: UnknownPublished
Published 07-09-2026Last modified 13-09-2026
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Vulnerability summary

SUSE-SU-2026:4021-1 is a vulnerability in c-ares&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS SUSE Linux Enterprise with no CVSS score yet.

Overall risk
0/100
0100
Minimal · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
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010
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EPSS score
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KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 6 · Downstream 0 · Related 6
CVE-2024-25629CVE-2025-31498CVE-2025-62408CVE-2026-33630CVE-2026-69184CVE-2026-69186

Timeline

  1. 07-09-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 13-09-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Security update for c-ares This update for c-ares fixes the following issues: - CVE-2024-25629: out of bounds read in ares__read_line() (bsc#1220279). - CVE-2025-31498: use-after-free in read_answers() when process_answer() may re-enqueue a query (bsc#1240955). - CVE-2025-62408: c-ares 1.32.3-1.34.5 use after free() (bsc#1254738). - CVE-2026-33630: Use-after-free / double-free in c-ares query-completion handling, remotely triggerable via ares_getaddrinfo() over TCP (bsc#1270416). - CVE-2026-69184: CPU-exhaustion denial of service via unbounded DNS name compression pointer chains (bsc#1276290). - CVE-2026-69186: Memory-amplification denial of service via unvalidated DNS header record counts (bsc#1276291). Changes for c-ares: - updated to 1.36.8.

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Public exploits

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Weaknesses

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Affected systems

Suse14 products
  • c-ares&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-ESPOS< 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1
  • c-ares&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS< 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1
  • c-ares&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-ESPOS< 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1
  • c-ares&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP5-LTSS< 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1
  • c-ares&distro=SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3< 1.34.8-150000.3.29.1

1 vendor · 14 products

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