# RHSA-2023:7207: Security update for 2 packages

RHSA-2023:7207, released November 14, 2023, fixes 2 CVEs across 2 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-7207
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Nov 14, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2023-31130, high severity)
- CVEs: 2, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7207

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [c-ares](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/c-ares.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:1.13.0-9.el8_9.1 |
| [c-ares-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/c-ares-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:1.13.0-9.el8_9.1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-31130](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-31130.md) | High | c-ares: c-ares is an asynchronous resolver library | 8.6 | 0.0039 |  |
| [CVE-2020-22217](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2020-22217.md) | Routine | c-ares: The c-ares C library defines asynchronous DNS (Domain Name System) requests and provides name resolving API.  Securit... | 5.9 | 0.0098 |  |

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