Gentoo: GLSA-202101-28: ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities

Date 25 Jan 2021

Category Gentoo Linux Distribution - Security Advisories

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Posted By LinuxSecurity Advisories

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ncurses, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory                           GLSA 202101-28
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                                           https://security.gentoo.org/
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 Severity: Normal
    Title: ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities
     Date: January 26, 2021
     Bugs: #698210
       ID: 202101-28

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ncurses, the worst of which
could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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A console display library.

Affected packages
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     Package              /     Vulnerable     /            Unaffected
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  1  sys-apps/ncurses              < 6.2                       >= 6.2

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ncurses. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All ncurses users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/ncurses-6.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-17594
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17594
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-17595
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17595

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28

Concerns?
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confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
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https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

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