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PostPosted: Tue Jan 26, 2021 6:26 am    Post subject: [ GLSA 202101-28 ] ncurses Reply with quote

Gentoo Linux Security Advisory

Title: ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 202101-28)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2021-01-26
Bug(s): #698210
ID: 202101-28

Synopsis

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


Background

A console display library.

Affected Packages

Package: sys-apps/ncurses
Vulnerable: < 6.2
Unaffected: >= 6.2
Architectures: All supported architectures


Description

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


Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All ncurses users should upgrade to the latest version:
Code:
# emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/ncurses-6.2"
   


References

CVE-2019-17594
CVE-2019-17595
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