Packages
- ncurses - shared libraries for terminal handling
Details
It was discovered that ncurses incorrectly handled specially crafted
terminfo database entries. A local attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause applications using ncurses to crash, resulting in a denial of
service.
It was discovered that ncurses incorrectly handled specially crafted
terminfo database entries. A local attacker could possibly use this issue
to cause applications using ncurses to crash, resulting in a denial of
service.
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 24.04 LTS noble | libncurses6 – 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2.2 | ||
| libtinfo6 – 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2.2 | |||
| ncurses-bin – 6.4+20240113-1ubuntu2.2 | |||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | libncurses5 – 6.3-2ubuntu0.3 | ||
| libncurses6 – 6.3-2ubuntu0.3 | |||
| libtinfo5 – 6.3-2ubuntu0.3 | |||
| libtinfo6 – 6.3-2ubuntu0.3 | |||
| ncurses-bin – 6.3-2ubuntu0.3 | |||
| 20.04 LTS focal | libncurses5 – 6.2-0ubuntu2.1+esm2 | ||
| libncurses6 – 6.2-0ubuntu2.1+esm2 | |||
| libtinfo5 – 6.2-0ubuntu2.1+esm2 | |||
| libtinfo6 – 6.2-0ubuntu2.1+esm2 | |||
| ncurses-bin – 6.2-0ubuntu2.1+esm2 | |||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | libncurses5 – 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm4 | ||
| libtinfo5 – 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm4 | |||
| ncurses-bin – 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm4 | |||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | libncurses5 – 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm7 | ||
| libtinfo5 – 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm7 | |||
| ncurses-bin – 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm7 | |||
| 14.04 LTS trusty | libncurses5 – 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm7 | ||
| libtinfo5 – 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm7 | |||
| ncurses-bin – 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm7 | |||
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