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HistoryNov 21, 2023 - 8:12 a.m.

(RHSA-2023:7361) Moderate: ncurses security update

2023-11-2108:12:16
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ncurses library
terminal-independent
memory corruption

7.2 High

AI Score

Confidence

Low

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

The ncurses (new curses) library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization. The ncurses packages contain support utilities including a terminfo compiler tic, a decompiler infocmp, clear, tput, tset, and a termcap conversion tool captoinfo.

Security Fix(es):

  • ncurses: Local users can trigger security-relevant memory corruption via malformed data (CVE-2023-29491)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.