[ GLSA 202101-28 ] ncurses: Multiple vulnerabilities

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

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Synopsis
========

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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  1  sys-apps/ncurses              < 6.2                       >= 6.2

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

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All ncurses users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=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
[email protected] 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

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