A ncurses security update has been released for openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2.

SUSE-SU-2022:2717-2: moderate: Security update for ncurses

SUSE Security Update: Security update for ncurses
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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2022:2717-2
Rating: moderate
References: #1198627
Cross-References: CVE-2022-29458
CVSS scores:
CVE-2022-29458 (NVD) : 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CVE-2022-29458 (SUSE): 5.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2
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An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description:

This update for ncurses fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2022-29458: Fixed segfaulting out-of-bounds read in convert_stringsin tinfo/read_entry.c (bsc#1198627).

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:
- openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-Micro-5.2-2022-2717=1

Package List:

- openSUSE Leap Micro 5.2 (aarch64 x86_64):

libncurses6-6.1-150000.5.12.1
libncurses6-debuginfo-6.1-150000.5.12.1
ncurses-debugsource-6.1-150000.5.12.1
ncurses-utils-6.1-150000.5.12.1
ncurses-utils-debuginfo-6.1-150000.5.12.1
terminfo-6.1-150000.5.12.1
terminfo-base-6.1-150000.5.12.1

References:

  https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2022-29458.html
  https://bugzilla.suse.com/1198627