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SUSE Linux Enterprise 12 SP5: 2023:4900-2 moderate: ncurses segfault issue

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Calendar Grey December 18, 2023
Dist Suse Esm H88
A vital security update for ncurses has been released to address CVE-2023-50495. It is crucial for all affected SUSE users to patch their systems swiftly to maintain security.
* bsc#1218014 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-50495

Summary

## This update for ncurses fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-50495: Fixed a segmentation fault via _nc_wrap_entry() (bsc#1218014) ## 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 Software Development Kit 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2023-4892=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4892=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4892=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4892=1 ## Package List:

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory moderate ncurses SUSE segmentation fault CVE-2023-50495

References

* bsc#1218014

Cross-

* CVE-2023-50495

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-50495 ( SUSE ): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2023-50495 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-50495.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1218014

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4892-1
Rating: moderate

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Topics Covered

security advisory moderate ncurses SUSE segmentation fault CVE-2023-50495

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