Gentoo alert 202101-28 (ncurses)
| From: | Sam James <sam@gentoo.org> | |
| To: | gentoo-announce@lists.gentoo.org | |
| Subject: | [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 202101-28 ] ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities | |
| Date: | Tue, 26 Jan 2021 00:15:19 +0000 | |
| Message-ID: | <34BCBB58-88F2-423E-A52E-22716A27270D@gentoo.org> |
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202101-28 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - https://security.gentoo.org/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Severity: Normal Title: ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities Date: January 26, 2021 Bugs: #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 / Vulnerable / Unaffected ------------------------------------------------------------------- 1 sys-apps/ncurses < 6.2 >= 6.2 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: # emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-apps/ncurses-6.2" References ========== [ 1 ] CVE-2019-17594 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17594 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-17595 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17595 Availability ============ This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28 Concerns? ========= Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org. License ======= Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5