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Debian 10 Buster DLA-3586-1 Moderate: Ncurses Out-Of-Bounds Read

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Calendar Grey September 28, 2023
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Critical patch released for ncurses in Debian LTS resolving issues with buffer overflows that could result in system instability.
An out-of-bounds read problem was found in the postprocess_terminfo function of ncurses, a text-based user interface toolkit, which could potentially lead to an exposure of sensiti...
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Summary

For Debian 10 buster, these problems have been fixed in version
6.1+20181013-2+deb10u4.

We recommend that you upgrade your ncurses packages.

For the detailed security status of ncurses please refer to
its security tracker page at:
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/source-package/ncurses

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at: https://wiki.debian.org/LTS


Package: ncurses
Version: 6.1+20181013-2+deb10u4
CVE ID: CVE-2020-19189

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