CVE-2025-31498
c-ares has a use-after-free in read_answers()
02 Description
c-ares has a use-after-free in read_answers()
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.59% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 47.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.3 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-04-08 13:53Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-04-08 18:40Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2025-03-28
- Assigning CNA
- GitHub_M
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-416Use After FreeVariant
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 341549d9d7634aaaed0ed6894cb6f092867406dfbb07aa5acd4fb41822c6cadb
05 Affected products
06 References
07 Fixed in
AlmaLinux 8
- nodejs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3987+dbda4426
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
- nodejs-devel Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3987+dbda4426
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
- nodejs-docs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3987+dbda4426
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
- nodejs-full-i18n Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3987+dbda4426
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
- nodejs-libs Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
- nodejs-nodemon Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3982+85c136aa
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3983+391a1a04
- nodejs-packaging Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.10.0+3961+6a788e57
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.10.0+3987+dbda4426
- nodejs-packaging-bundler Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.10.0+3958+472a6467
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.10.0+3961+6a788e57
- npm Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:10.8.2-1.20.19.1.1.module_el8.10.0+3987+dbda4426
- Affected before 1:10.9.2-1.22.15.0.1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
- v8-12.4-devel Fixed in 3:12.4.254.21-1.22.15.0.1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 9
- nodejs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el9.6.0+163+d268fe53
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
- nodejs-devel Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el9.6.0+163+d268fe53
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
- nodejs-docs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el9.6.0+163+d268fe53
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
- nodejs-full-i18n Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el9.6.0+163+d268fe53
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
- nodejs-libs Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
- nodejs-nodemon Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el9.5.0+125+8dc38870
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el9.5.0+139+09296491
- nodejs-packaging Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.5.0+139+09296491
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.6.0+162+8dc602e5
- nodejs-packaging-bundler Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.5.0+139+09296491
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.6.0+162+8dc602e5
- npm Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:10.8.2-1.20.19.1.1.module_el9.6.0+163+d268fe53
- Affected before 1:10.9.2-1.22.15.0.1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
- v8-12.4-devel Fixed in 3:12.4.254.21-1.22.15.0.1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
AlmaLinux 10
- nodejs Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.el10_0
- nodejs-devel Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.el10_0
- nodejs-docs Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.el10_0
- nodejs-full-i18n Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.el10_0
- nodejs-libs Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.el10_0
- nodejs-npm Fixed in 1:10.9.2-1.22.15.0.1.el10_0
Source: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 8
- nodejs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3987+dbda4426
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
- nodejs-devel Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3987+dbda4426
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
- nodejs-docs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3987+dbda4426
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
- nodejs-full-i18n Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3987+dbda4426
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
- nodejs-libs Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
- nodejs-nodemon Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3982+85c136aa
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el8.10.0+3983+391a1a04
- nodejs-packaging Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.10.0+3961+6a788e57
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.10.0+3987+dbda4426
- nodejs-packaging-bundler Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.10.0+3958+472a6467
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el8.10.0+3961+6a788e57
- npm Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:10.8.2-1.20.19.1.1.module_el8.10.0+3987+dbda4426
- Affected before 1:10.9.2-1.22.15.0.1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
- v8-12.4-devel Fixed in 3:12.4.254.21-1.22.15.0.1.module_el8.10.0+3986+a908e756
Derived from AlmaLinux 8. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 8 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 9
- nodejs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el9.6.0+163+d268fe53
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
- nodejs-devel Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el9.6.0+163+d268fe53
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
- nodejs-docs Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el9.6.0+163+d268fe53
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
- nodejs-full-i18n Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:20.19.1-1.module_el9.6.0+163+d268fe53
- Affected before 1:22.15.0-1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
- nodejs-libs Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
- nodejs-nodemon Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el9.5.0+125+8dc38870
- Affected before 3.0.1-1.module_el9.5.0+139+09296491
- nodejs-packaging Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.5.0+139+09296491
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.6.0+162+8dc602e5
- nodejs-packaging-bundler Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.5.0+139+09296491
- Affected before 2021.06-4.module_el9.6.0+162+8dc602e5
- npm Fixed
A version is affected if any line below covers it.
- Affected before 1:10.8.2-1.20.19.1.1.module_el9.6.0+163+d268fe53
- Affected before 1:10.9.2-1.22.15.0.1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
- v8-12.4-devel Fixed in 3:12.4.254.21-1.22.15.0.1.module_el9.6.0+164+2d89b8ed
Derived from AlmaLinux 9. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 9 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
CloudLinux 10
- nodejs Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.el10_0
- nodejs-devel Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.el10_0
- nodejs-docs Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.el10_0
- nodejs-full-i18n Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.el10_0
- nodejs-libs Fixed in 1:22.15.0-1.el10_0
- nodejs-npm Fixed in 1:10.9.2-1.22.15.0.1.el10_0
Derived from AlmaLinux 10. Partial coverage: only packages taken from AlmaLinux 10 are listed.
Source: CloudLinux errata, CloudLinux Inc. Derived from: AlmaLinux, AlmaLinux OS. Copyright (c) 2023 AlmaLinux OS. Licensed under MIT License. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- c-ares Fixed in 1.34.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- c-ares Fixed in 1.34.5-1
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.