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This is a security release.

Security:
* CVE-2025-62408. A use-after-free bug has been uncovered in read_answers() that
  was introduced in v1.32.3. Please see <a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/security/advisories/GHSA-jq53-42q6-pqr5">https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/security/advisories/GHSA-jq53-42q6-pqr5</a>

Changes:
* Ignore Windows IDN Search Domains until proper IDN support is added. [PR #1034](<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/1034">https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/1034</a>)

Bugfixes:
* Event Thread could stall when not notified of new queries on existing
  connections that are in a bad state
  [PR #1032](<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/1032">https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/1032</a>)
* fix conversion of invalid service to port number in ares_getaddrinfo()
  [PR #1029](<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/1029">https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/1029</a>)
* fix memory leak in ares_uri
  [PR #1012](<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/1012">https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/1012</a>)
* Ignore ares_event_configchg_init failures
  [PR #1009](<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/1009">https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/1009</a>)
* Use XOR for random seed generation on fallback logic.
  [PR #994](<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/994">https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/994</a>)
* Fix clang build on windows.
  [PR #996](<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/996">https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/996</a>)
* Fix IPv6 link-local nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf
  [PR #996](<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/997">https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/997</a>)
* Fix a few build issues on MidnightBSD.
  [PR #983](<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/983">https://github.com/c-ares/c-ares/pull/983</a>)

Thanks go to these friendly people for their efforts and contributions for this
release:

* Brad House (@bradh352)
* (@F3lixTheCat)
* Lucas Holt (@laffer1)
* @oargon
* Pavel P (@pps83)
* Sean Harmer (@seanharmer)
* Uwe (@nixblik)</pre>
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