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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2021.3518
Security update for ncurses
22 October 2021
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: ncurses
Publisher: SUSE
Operating System: SUSE
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Impact/Access: Denial of Service -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2021-39537
Original Bulletin:
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20213491-1
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20213490-1
Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on
platforms other than SUSE. It is recommended that administrators
running ncurses check for an updated version of the software for
their operating system.
This bulletin contains two (2) SUSE security advisories.
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for ncurses
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3491-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1190793
Cross-References: CVE-2021-39537
Affected Products:
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update for ncurses fixes the following issues:
o CVE-2021-39537: Fixed an heap-based buffer overflow in _nc_captoinfo. (bsc#
1190793)
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation
methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2021-3491=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2021-3491=1
Package List:
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le
s390x x86_64):
ncurses-debugsource-5.9-75.1
ncurses-devel-5.9-75.1
ncurses-devel-debuginfo-5.9-75.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
libncurses5-5.9-75.1
libncurses5-debuginfo-5.9-75.1
libncurses6-5.9-75.1
libncurses6-debuginfo-5.9-75.1
ncurses-debugsource-5.9-75.1
ncurses-devel-5.9-75.1
ncurses-devel-debuginfo-5.9-75.1
ncurses-utils-5.9-75.1
ncurses-utils-debuginfo-5.9-75.1
tack-5.9-75.1
tack-debuginfo-5.9-75.1
terminfo-5.9-75.1
terminfo-base-5.9-75.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5 (s390x x86_64):
libncurses5-32bit-5.9-75.1
libncurses5-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-75.1
libncurses6-32bit-5.9-75.1
libncurses6-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-75.1
ncurses-devel-32bit-5.9-75.1
ncurses-devel-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-75.1
References:
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-39537.html
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1190793
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SUSE Security Update: Security update for ncurses
______________________________________________________________________________
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2021:3490-1
Rating: moderate
References: #1190793
Cross-References: CVE-2021-39537
Affected Products:
SUSE MicroOS 5.1
SUSE MicroOS 5.0
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP2
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2
______________________________________________________________________________
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:
This update for ncurses fixes the following issues:
o CVE-2021-39537: Fixed an heap-based buffer overflow in _nc_captoinfo. (bsc#
1190793)
Patch Instructions:
To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation
methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
o SUSE MicroOS 5.1:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.1-2021-3490=1
o SUSE MicroOS 5.0:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SUSE-MicroOS-5.0-2021-3490=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15-SP3:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP3-2021-3490=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15-SP2:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-SP2-2021-3490=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP3:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP3-2021-3490=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP2:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-SP2-2021-3490=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP3-2021-3490=1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2:
zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-SP2-2021-3490=1
Package List:
o SUSE MicroOS 5.1 (aarch64 s390x x86_64):
libncurses6-6.1-5.9.1
libncurses6-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-debugsource-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-utils-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-utils-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
terminfo-6.1-5.9.1
terminfo-base-6.1-5.9.1
o SUSE MicroOS 5.0 (aarch64 x86_64):
libncurses6-6.1-5.9.1
libncurses6-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-debugsource-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-utils-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-utils-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
terminfo-6.1-5.9.1
terminfo-base-6.1-5.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le
s390x x86_64):
libncurses5-6.1-5.9.1
libncurses5-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-debugsource-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses5-devel-6.1-5.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15-SP3 (x86_64):
libncurses5-32bit-6.1-5.9.1
libncurses5-32bit-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le
s390x x86_64):
libncurses5-6.1-5.9.1
libncurses5-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-debugsource-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses5-devel-6.1-5.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15-SP2 (x86_64):
libncurses5-32bit-6.1-5.9.1
libncurses5-32bit-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP3 (x86_64):
ncurses-debugsource-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-devel-32bit-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-devel-32bit-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15-SP2 (x86_64):
ncurses-debugsource-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-devel-32bit-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-devel-32bit-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
x86_64):
libncurses6-6.1-5.9.1
libncurses6-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-debugsource-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-devel-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-devel-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-utils-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-utils-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
tack-6.1-5.9.1
tack-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
terminfo-6.1-5.9.1
terminfo-base-6.1-5.9.1
terminfo-iterm-6.1-5.9.1
terminfo-screen-6.1-5.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP3 (x86_64):
libncurses6-32bit-6.1-5.9.1
libncurses6-32bit-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
x86_64):
libncurses6-6.1-5.9.1
libncurses6-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-debugsource-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-devel-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-devel-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-utils-6.1-5.9.1
ncurses-utils-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
tack-6.1-5.9.1
tack-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
terminfo-6.1-5.9.1
terminfo-base-6.1-5.9.1
terminfo-iterm-6.1-5.9.1
terminfo-screen-6.1-5.9.1
o SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15-SP2 (x86_64):
libncurses6-32bit-6.1-5.9.1
libncurses6-32bit-debuginfo-6.1-5.9.1
References:
o https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-39537.html
o https://bugzilla.suse.com/1190793
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