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Ubuntu 23.04: CVE-2023-6099 High: Ncurses DoS Vulnerability

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Calendar Grey May 23, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Ubuntu's latest ncurses enhancements address critical security loopholes in multiple LTS editions. Ensure your systems remain protected.
Several security issues were fixed in ncurses.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.04:   lib32ncurses6                   6.4-2ubuntu0.1   lib32ncursesw6                  6.4-2ubuntu0.1   lib32tinfo6                     6.4-2ubuntu0.1   lib64ncurses6                   6.4-2ubuntu0.1   lib64ncursesw6                  6.4-2ubuntu0.1   lib64tinfo6                     6.4-2ubuntu0.1   libncurses5                     6.4-2ubuntu0.1   libncurses6                     6.4-2ubuntu0.1   libncursesw5                    6.4-2ubuntu0.1   libncursesw6                    6.4-2ubuntu0.1   libtinfo5                       6.4-2ubuntu0.1   libtinfo6                       6.4-2ubuntu0.1   ncurses-bin                     6.4-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.10:   lib32ncurses6                   6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1   lib32ncursesw6                  6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1   lib32tinfo6                     6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1   lib64ncurses6                   6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1   lib64ncursesw6                  6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1   lib64tinfo6                     6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1   libncurses5                     6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1   libncurses6                     6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1   libncursesw5                    6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1   libncursesw6                    6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1   libtinfo5                       6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1   libtinfo6                       6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1   ncurses-bin                     6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:   lib32ncurses6                   6.3-2ubuntu0.1   lib32ncursesw6                  6.3-2ubuntu0.1   lib32tinfo6                     6.3-2ubuntu0.1   lib64ncurses6                   6.3-2ubuntu0.1   lib64ncursesw6                  6.3-2ubuntu0.1   lib64tinfo6                     6.3-2ubuntu0.1   libncurses5                     6.3-2ubuntu0.1   libncurses6                     6.3-2ubuntu0.1   libncursesw5                    6.3-2ubuntu0.1   libncursesw6                    6.3-2ubuntu0.1   libtinfo5                       6.3-2ubuntu0.1   libtinfo6                       6.3-2ubuntu0.1   ncurses-bin                     6.3-2ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:   lib32ncurses6                   6.2-0ubuntu2.1   lib32ncursesw6                  6.2-0ubuntu2.1   lib32tinfo6                     6.2-0ubuntu2.1   lib64ncurses6                   6.2-0ubuntu2.1   lib64ncursesw6                  6.2-0ubuntu2.1   lib64tinfo6                     6.2-0ubuntu2.1   libncurses5                     6.2-0ubuntu2.1   libncurses6                     6.2-0ubuntu2.1   libncursesw5                    6.2-0ubuntu2.1   libncursesw6                    6.2-0ubuntu2.1   libtinfo5                       6.2-0ubuntu2.1   libtinfo6                       6.2-0ubuntu2.1   ncurses-bin                     6.2-0ubuntu2.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:   lib32ncurses5                   6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1   lib32ncursesw5                  6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1   lib32tinfo5                     6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1   lib64ncurses5                   6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1   lib64tinfo5                     6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1   libncurses5                     6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1   libncursesw5                    6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1   libtinfo5                       6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1   libx32ncurses5                  6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1   libx32ncursesw5                 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1   libx32tinfo5                    6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1   ncurses-bin                     6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   lib32ncurses5                   6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3   lib32ncursesw5                  6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3   lib32tinfo5                     6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3   lib64ncurses5                   6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3   lib64tinfo5                     6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3   libncurses5                     6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3   libncursesw5                    6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3   libtinfo5                       6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3   libx32ncurses5                  6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3   libx32ncursesw5                 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3   libx32tinfo5                    6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3   ncurses-bin                     6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3 Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):   lib32ncurses5                   5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3   lib32ncursesw5                  5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3   lib32tinfo5                     5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3   lib64ncurses5                   5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3   lib64tinfo5                     5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3   libncurses5                     5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3   libncursesw5                    5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3   libtinfo5                       5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3   libx32ncurses5                  5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3   libx32ncursesw5                 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3   libx32tinfo5                    5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3   ncurses-bin                     5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6099-1

  CVE-2019-17594, CVE-2019-17595, CVE-2021-39537, CVE-2022-29458,

  CVE-2023-29491

May 23, 2023

Package Information

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ncurses/6.4-2ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ncurses/6.3+20220423-2ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ncurses/6.3-2ubuntu0.1   https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ncurses/6.2-0ubuntu2.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/ncurses/6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1

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