Packages
- ncurses - shared libraries for terminal handling
Details
It was discovered that ncurses incorrectly handled certain function return
values, possibly leading to segmentation fault. A local attacker could possibly
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
It was discovered that ncurses incorrectly handled certain function return
values, possibly leading to segmentation fault. A local attacker could possibly
use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).
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 | ||
---|---|---|---|
18.04 bionic | lib32ncurses5 – 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2 | ||
lib32tinfo5 – 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2 | |||
lib64ncurses5 – 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2 | |||
lib64tinfo5 – 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2 | |||
libncurses5 – 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2 | |||
libtinfo5 – 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2 | |||
libx32ncurses5 – 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2 | |||
libx32tinfo5 – 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2 | |||
16.04 xenial | lib32ncurses5 – 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5 | ||
lib32tinfo5 – 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5 | |||
lib64ncurses5 – 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5 | |||
lib64tinfo5 – 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5 | |||
libncurses5 – 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5 | |||
libtinfo5 – 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5 | |||
libx32ncurses5 – 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5 | |||
libx32tinfo5 – 6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5 | |||
14.04 trusty | lib32ncurses5 – 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5 | ||
lib32tinfo5 – 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5 | |||
lib64ncurses5 – 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5 | |||
lib64tinfo5 – 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5 | |||
libncurses5 – 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5 | |||
libtinfo5 – 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5 | |||
libx32ncurses5 – 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5 | |||
libx32tinfo5 – 5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5 |
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