USN-6451-1: ncurses vulnerability
24 October 2023
ncurses could be made to crash if it opened a specially crafted file.
Releases
Packages
- ncurses - shared libraries for terminal handling
Details
It was discovered that ncurses could be made to read out of bounds.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.04
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lib32ncurses5
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6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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lib32ncursesw5
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6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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lib32tinfo5
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6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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lib64ncurses5
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6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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lib64tinfo5
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6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libncurses5
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6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libncursesw5
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6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libtinfo5
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6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libx32ncurses5
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6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libx32ncursesw5
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6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libx32tinfo5
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6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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ncurses-bin
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6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04
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lib32ncurses5
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6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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lib32ncursesw5
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6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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lib32tinfo5
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6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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lib64ncurses5
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6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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lib64tinfo5
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6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libncurses5
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6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libncursesw5
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6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libtinfo5
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6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libx32ncurses5
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6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libx32ncursesw5
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6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libx32tinfo5
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6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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ncurses-bin
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6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 14.04
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lib32ncurses5
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5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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lib32ncursesw5
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5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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lib32tinfo5
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5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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lib64ncurses5
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5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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lib64tinfo5
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5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libncurses5
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5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libncursesw5
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5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libtinfo5
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5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libx32ncurses5
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5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libx32ncursesw5
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5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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libx32tinfo5
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5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
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ncurses-bin
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5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.