SUSE ncurses 15 SP7 Moderate Buffer Overflow Vuln SUSE-SU-2026-1510-1
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April 21, 2026
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.
Summary
## This update for ncurses fixes the following issue: * CVE-2025-69720: buffer overflow in function `analyze_string()`of `progs/infocmp.c` (bsc#1259924). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-1510=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.3-2026-1510=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-1510=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.4-2026-1510=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2026-1510=1
Topics Covered
References
* bsc#1259924
Cross-
* CVE-2025-69720
CVSS scores:
* CVE-2025-69720 ( SUSE ): 1.8
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
* CVE-2025-69720 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
* CVE-2025-69720 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
* CVE-2025-69720 ( NVD ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
* CVE-2025-69720 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
* Basesystem Module 15-SP7
* Development Tools Module 15-SP7
* Legacy Module 15-SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.2
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.3
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.4
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5
* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro for Rancher 5.2
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1510-1
Release Date: 2026-04-21T06:28:34Z
Rating: moderate
Topics Covered
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