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Posted on 17 April 2018
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Gentoo Linux Security Advisory GLSA 201804-13
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Severity: Normal
Title: ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date: April 17, 2018
Bugs: #624644, #625830, #629276, #639706
ID: 201804-13

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Synopsis
========
Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in ncurses, the worst of which
allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Background
==========
Free software emulation of curses in System V.

Affected packages
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Package / Vulnerable / Unaffected
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1 sys-libs/ncurses < 6.1:0 >= 6.1:0

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

Impact
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A remote attacker, by enticing the user to process untrusted terminfo
or other data, could execute arbitrary code or cause a Denial of
Service condition.

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 ">=sys-libs/ncurses-6.1:0"

References
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[ 1 ] CVE-2017-10684
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10684
[ 2 ] CVE-2017-10685
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-10685
[ 3 ] CVE-2017-11112
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11112
[ 4 ] CVE-2017-11113
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-11113
[ 5 ] CVE-2017-13728
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13728
[ 6 ] CVE-2017-13729
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13729
[ 7 ] CVE-2017-13730
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13730
[ 8 ] CVE-2017-13731
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13731
[ 9 ] CVE-2017-13732
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13732
[ 10 ] CVE-2017-13733
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13733
[ 11 ] CVE-2017-13734
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-13734
[ 12 ] CVE-2017-16879
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16879

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/201804-13

Concerns?
=========
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 2018 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

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