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Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 6:26 pm Post subject: [ GLSA 201804-13 ] ncurses |
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory
Title: ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities (GLSA 201804-13)
Severity: normal
Exploitable: remote
Date: 2018-04-17
Bug(s): #624644, #625830, #629276, #639706
ID: 201804-13
Synopsis
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ncurses, the worst of
which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
Background
Free software emulation of curses in System V.
Affected Packages
Package: sys-libs/ncurses
Vulnerable: < 6.1
Unaffected: >= 6.1
Architectures: All supported architectures
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ncurses. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Impact
A remote attacker, by enticing the user to process untrusted terminfo or
other data, could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of Service
condition.
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-libs/ncurses-6.1:0"
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References
CVE-2017-10684
CVE-2017-10685
CVE-2017-11112
CVE-2017-11113
CVE-2017-13728
CVE-2017-13729
CVE-2017-13730
CVE-2017-13731
CVE-2017-13732
CVE-2017-13733
CVE-2017-13734
CVE-2017-16879 |
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