A ncurses security update has been released for Gentoo Linux.

GLSA 202101-28 : ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities

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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 202101-28
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  https://security.gentoo.org/
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Severity: Normal
Title: ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: January 26, 2021
Bugs: #698210
ID: 202101-28

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ncurses, the worst of which
could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background
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A console display library.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-apps/ncurses < 6.2 &rt;= 6.2

Description
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ncurses. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
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Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
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There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
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All ncurses users should upgrade to the latest version:

# emerge --sync
# emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose "&rt;=sys-apps/ncurses-6.2"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2019-17594
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17594
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-17595
  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-17595

Availability
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This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

  https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28

Concerns?
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Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
  https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
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Copyright 2021 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5