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Package "ncurses-bin"

Name: ncurses-bin

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terminal-related programs and man pages
Latest version: 6.4-2ubuntu0.1
Release: lunar (23.04)
Level: security
Repository: main
Head package: ncurses
Homepage: https://invisible-island.net/ncurses/

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Version: 6.4-2ubuntu0.1 2023-05-23 12:07:06 UTC

  ncurses (6.4-2ubuntu0.1) lunar-security; urgency=medium

  * SECURITY UPDATE: memory corruption when processing malformed terminfo data
    entries loaded by setuid/setgid programs
    - debian/patches/CVE-2023-29491-mitigation-1.patch: fix copy/paste error
      in configure.in.
    - debian/patches/CVE-2023-29491-mitigation-2.patch: change the
      --disable-root-environ configure option behavior.
    - debian/rules: set --disable-root-environ in configuration options.
    - debian/libtinfo5.symbols, debian/libtinfo6.symbols: add _nc_env_access
      to symbols files.
    - CVE-2023-29491

 -- Camila Camargo de Matos <email address hidden> Tue, 16 May 2023 15:25:33 -0300
CVE-2023-29491 ncurses before 6.4 20230408, when used by a setuid application, allows local users to trigger security-relevant memory corruption via malformed data


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