From: | Aaron Bauman <bman@g.o> |
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To: | gentoo-announce@l.g.o |
Subject: | [gentoo-announce] [ GLSA 201804-13 ] ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities |
Date: | Tue, 17 Apr 2018 18:25:05 |
Message-Id: | 20180417181939.GA10079@monkey |
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2 | Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201804-13 |
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7 | Severity: Normal |
8 | Title: ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities |
9 | Date: April 17, 2018 |
10 | Bugs: #624644, #625830, #629276, #639706 |
11 | ID: 201804-13 |
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15 | Synopsis |
16 | ======== |
17 | |
18 | Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ncurses, the worst of which |
19 | allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. |
20 | |
21 | Background |
22 | ========== |
23 | |
24 | Free software emulation of curses in System V. |
25 | |
26 | Affected packages |
27 | ================= |
28 | |
29 | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
30 | Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected |
31 | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
32 | 1 sys-libs/ncurses < 6.1:0 >= 6.1:0 |
33 | |
34 | Description |
35 | =========== |
36 | |
37 | Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ncurses. Please review |
38 | the CVE identifiers referenced below for details. |
39 | |
40 | Impact |
41 | ====== |
42 | |
43 | A remote attacker, by enticing the user to process untrusted terminfo |
44 | or other data, could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of |
45 | Service condition. |
46 | |
47 | Workaround |
48 | ========== |
49 | |
50 | There is no known workaround at this time. |
51 | |
52 | Resolution |
53 | ========== |
54 | |
55 | All ncurses users should upgrade to the latest version: |
56 | |
57 | # emerge --sync |
58 | # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/ncurses-6.1:0" |
59 | |
60 | References |
61 | ========== |
62 | |
63 | [ 1 ] CVE-2017-10684 |
64 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10684 |
65 | [ 2 ] CVE-2017-10685 |
66 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10685 |
67 | [ 3 ] CVE-2017-11112 |
68 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11112 |
69 | [ 4 ] CVE-2017-11113 |
70 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11113 |
71 | [ 5 ] CVE-2017-13728 |
72 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13728 |
73 | [ 6 ] CVE-2017-13729 |
74 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13729 |
75 | [ 7 ] CVE-2017-13730 |
76 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13730 |
77 | [ 8 ] CVE-2017-13731 |
78 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13731 |
79 | [ 9 ] CVE-2017-13732 |
80 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13732 |
81 | [ 10 ] CVE-2017-13733 |
82 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13733 |
83 | [ 11 ] CVE-2017-13734 |
84 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13734 |
85 | [ 12 ] CVE-2017-16879 |
86 | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16879 |
87 | |
88 | Availability |
89 | ============ |
90 | |
91 | This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at |
92 | the Gentoo Security Website: |
93 | |
94 | https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201804-13 |
95 | |
96 | Concerns? |
97 | ========= |
98 | |
99 | Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the |
100 | confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost |
101 | importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to |
102 | security@g.o or alternatively, you may file a bug at |
103 | https://bugs.gentoo.org. |
104 | |
105 | License |
106 | ======= |
107 | |
108 | Copyright 2018 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text |
109 | belongs to its owner(s). |
110 | |
111 | The contents of this document are licensed under the |
112 | Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license. |
113 | |
114 | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5 |
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