Vulnerability · Published Mar 6, 2023 · Assigned by redhat
CVE-2022-4904
High 8.6
In plain English
A high-severity improper input validation in c-ares. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)8.6High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 30.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was found in the c-ares package. The ares_set_sortlist 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.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux:8 | c-ares | 1.13.0-8.el8 | ALSA-2023:7116 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | c-ares | 1.19.1-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:6635 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | c-ares-devel | 1.13.0-8.el8 | ALSA-2023:7116 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | c-ares-devel | 1.19.1-1.el9 | ALSA-2023:6635 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:18.14.2-3.module_el8.8.0+3587+ee652244 | ALSA-2023:4035 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs | 1:14.21.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:14.21.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-devel | 1:18.14.2-3.module_el8.8.0+3587+ee652244 | ALSA-2023:4035 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-devel | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.14.2-3.module_el8.8.0+3587+ee652244 | ALSA-2023:4035 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-docs | 1:14.21.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-docs | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:18.14.2-3.module_el8.8.0+3587+ee652244 | ALSA-2023:4035 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:14.21.3-1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.19.1-1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-full-i18n | 1:18.14.2-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-libs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-3.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-3.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-2.module_el8.8.0+3587+ee652244 | ALSA-2023:4035 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 2.0.20-2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 25-1.module_el8.5.0+2605+45d748af | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 23-3.module_el8.4.0+2522+3bd42762 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | ALSA-2023:4035 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el8.7.0+3343+ea2b7901 | ALSA-2023:4035 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | nodejs-packaging-bundler | 2021.06-4.module_el9.1.0+13+d9a595ea | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:8.19.3-1.16.19.1.1.module_el8.7.0+3496+a59a3324 | ALSA-2023:1582 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.3.module_el8.8.0+3587+ee652244 | ALSA-2023:4035 |
| AlmaLinux:8 | npm | 1:6.14.18-1.14.21.3.1.module_el8.7.0+3551+53700ee8 | ALSA-2023:1743 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | npm | 1:9.5.0-1.18.14.2.2.module_el9.2.0+29+de583a0b | ALSA-2023:2654 |
| AlmaLinux:9 | npm | 1:8.19.3-1.16.19.1.1.el9_2 | ALSA-2023:2655 |
| Debian:12 | c-ares | 1.18.1-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4904 |
| Debian:13 | c-ares | 1.18.1-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4904 |
| Debian:14 | c-ares | 1.18.1-2 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-4904 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:14.21.3-1.module+el8.7.0+1183+c2c35f0a | RLSA-2023:1743 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs | 1:18.14.2-3.module+el8.8.0+1337+7ea46b57 | RLSA-2023:4035 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs | 1:16.19.1-1.el9_2 | RLSA-2023:2655 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-3.module+el8.7.0+1178+d52dba78 | RLSA-2023:1743 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-2.module+el8.7.0+1177+510ae886 | RLSA-2023:4035 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-nodemon | 0:2.0.20-3.el9_2 | RLSA-2023:2655 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:23-3.module+el8.7.0+1071+4bdda2a8 | RLSA-2023:1743 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el8.7.0+1072+5b168780 | RLSA-2023:4035 |
| Rocky Linux:8 | nodejs-packaging | 0:25-1.module+el8.6.0+1046+80feca58 | RLSA-2023:1582 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40017+f0db1785 | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40018+a011993d | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40025+0e0cf6b2 | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Rocky Linux:9 | nodejs-packaging | 0:2021.06-4.module+el9.7.0+40022+9ecc286c | RLSA-2023:2654 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | c-ares | 1.18.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | UBUNTU-CVE-2022-4904 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | c-ares | 1.18.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.1 | USN-5907-1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | c-ares | 1.18.1-1ubuntu0.22.04.4 | USN-8951-1 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | c-ares | 1.27.0-1.0ubuntu1.1 | USN-8951-1 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | c-ares | 1.34.6-1ubuntu0.2 | USN-8951-1 |
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-20 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H