Security update for ncurses SUSE Patch security@suse.de SUSE Security Team SUSE-SU-2018:4000-1 Final 1 1 2018-12-06T13:32:06Z current 2018-12-06T13:32:06Z 2018-12-06T13:32:06Z cve-database/bin/generate-cvrf.pl 2017-02-24T01:00:00Z Security update for ncurses This update for ncurses fixes the following issues: Security issue fixed: - CVE-2018-19211: Fixed denial of service issue that was triggered by a NULL pointer dereference at function _nc_parse_entry (bsc#1115929). Non-security issue fixed: - Remove scree.xterm from terminfo data base as with this screen uses fallback TERM=screen (bsc#1103320). The CVRF data is provided by SUSE under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0). SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-2861,SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-2018-2861,SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-2018-2861 Copyright SUSE LLC under the Creative Commons License 4.0 with Attribution (CC-BY-4.0) https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20184000-1/ Link for SUSE-SU-2018:4000-1 https://lists.suse.com/pipermail/sle-security-updates/2018-December/004929.html E-Mail link for SUSE-SU-2018:4000-1 https://www.suse.com/support/security/rating/ SUSE Security Ratings https://bugzilla.suse.com/1103320 SUSE Bug 1103320 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1115929 SUSE Bug 1115929 https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19211/ SUSE CVE CVE-2018-19211 page SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 libncurses6-6.1-5.3.1 libncurses6-32bit-6.1-5.3.1 ncurses-devel-6.1-5.3.1 ncurses-utils-6.1-5.3.1 tack-6.1-5.3.1 terminfo-6.1-5.3.1 terminfo-base-6.1-5.3.1 terminfo-iterm-6.1-5.3.1 terminfo-screen-6.1-5.3.1 ncurses-devel-32bit-6.1-5.3.1 libncurses5-6.1-5.3.1 libncurses5-32bit-6.1-5.3.1 ncurses5-devel-6.1-5.3.1 libncurses6-6.1-5.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 libncurses6-32bit-6.1-5.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 ncurses-devel-6.1-5.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 ncurses-utils-6.1-5.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 tack-6.1-5.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 terminfo-6.1-5.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 terminfo-base-6.1-5.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 terminfo-iterm-6.1-5.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 terminfo-screen-6.1-5.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 ncurses-devel-32bit-6.1-5.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 libncurses5-6.1-5.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 libncurses5-32bit-6.1-5.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 ncurses5-devel-6.1-5.3.1 as a component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 In ncurses 6.1, there is a NULL pointer dereference at function _nc_parse_entry in parse_entry.c that will lead to a denial of service attack. The product proceeds to the dereference code path even after a "dubious character `*' in name or alias field" detection. CVE-2018-19211 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:libncurses6-32bit-6.1-5.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:libncurses6-6.1-5.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:ncurses-devel-6.1-5.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:ncurses-utils-6.1-5.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:tack-6.1-5.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:terminfo-6.1-5.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:terminfo-base-6.1-5.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:terminfo-iterm-6.1-5.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:terminfo-screen-6.1-5.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15:ncurses-devel-32bit-6.1-5.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15:libncurses5-32bit-6.1-5.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15:libncurses5-6.1-5.3.1 SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15:ncurses5-devel-6.1-5.3.1 moderate 4.3 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P To install this SUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2018/suse-su-20184000-1/ https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19211.html CVE-2018-19211 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1115929 SUSE Bug 1115929 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1131830 SUSE Bug 1131830