Oracle Linux Security Advisory ELSA-2023-5249

https://linux.oracle.com/errata/ELSA-2023-5249.html

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

x86_64:
ncurses-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.x86_64.rpm
ncurses-base-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.noarch.rpm
ncurses-c++-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.i686.rpm
ncurses-c++-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.x86_64.rpm
ncurses-compat-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.i686.rpm
ncurses-compat-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.x86_64.rpm
ncurses-devel-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.i686.rpm
ncurses-devel-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.x86_64.rpm
ncurses-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.i686.rpm
ncurses-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.x86_64.rpm
ncurses-term-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.noarch.rpm

aarch64:
ncurses-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.aarch64.rpm
ncurses-base-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.noarch.rpm
ncurses-c++-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.aarch64.rpm
ncurses-compat-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.aarch64.rpm
ncurses-devel-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.aarch64.rpm
ncurses-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.aarch64.rpm
ncurses-term-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.noarch.rpm


SRPMS:
https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol8/SRPMS-updates//ncurses-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.src.rpm

Related CVEs:

CVE-2023-29491




Description of changes:

[6.1-9.20180224.1]
- fix buffer overflow on terminfo with too many capabilities (CVE-2023-29491)


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Oracle8: ELSA-2023-5249: ncurses security Moderate Security Update

The following updated rpms for Oracle Linux 8 have been uploaded to the Unbreakable Linux Network:

Summary

[6.1-9.20180224.1] - fix buffer overflow on terminfo with too many capabilities (CVE-2023-29491)

SRPMs

https://oss.oracle.com:443/ol8/SRPMS-updates//ncurses-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.src.rpm

x86_64

ncurses-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.x86_64.rpm ncurses-base-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.noarch.rpm ncurses-c++-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.i686.rpm ncurses-c++-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.x86_64.rpm ncurses-compat-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.i686.rpm ncurses-compat-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.x86_64.rpm ncurses-devel-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.i686.rpm ncurses-devel-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.x86_64.rpm ncurses-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.i686.rpm ncurses-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.x86_64.rpm ncurses-term-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.noarch.rpm

aarch64

ncurses-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.aarch64.rpm ncurses-base-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.noarch.rpm ncurses-c++-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.aarch64.rpm ncurses-compat-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.aarch64.rpm ncurses-devel-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.aarch64.rpm ncurses-libs-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.aarch64.rpm ncurses-term-6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1.noarch.rpm

i386

Severity
Related CVEs: CVE-2023-29491

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