Security update for ncurses

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:3183-1
Rating: important
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Cross-References:
CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2017-13728 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-13728 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-13729 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-13729 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-13730 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-13730 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-13731 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-13731 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-13732 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-13732 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-13733 ( SUSE ): 5.3 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
  • CVE-2017-13733 ( NVD ): 6.5 CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • CVE-2017-16879 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-16879 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2017-16879 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4

An update that solves seven vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ncurses fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-13728: Fix infinite loop in the next_char function in comp_scan.c (bsc#1056136).
  • CVE-2017-13729: Fix illegal address access in the _nc_save_str (bsc#1056132).
  • CVE-2017-13730: Fix illegal address access in the function _nc_read_entry_source() (bsc#1056131).
  • CVE-2017-13731: Fix illegal address access in the function postprocess_termcap() (bsc#1056129).
  • CVE-2017-13732: Fix illegal address access in the function dump_uses() (bsc#1056128).
  • CVE-2017-13733: Fix illegal address access in the fmt_entry function (bsc#1056127).
  • CVE-2017-16879: Fix stack-based buffer overflow in the _nc_write_entry() function (bsc#1069530).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch sdksp4-ncurses-13364=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-ncurses-13364=1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4
    zypper in -t patch slessp4-ncurses-13364=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (x86_64 i586)
    • tack-5.6-93.12.1
    • ncurses-devel-5.6-93.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 (x86_64)
    • ncurses-devel-32bit-5.6-93.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (s390x x86_64 i586 ppc64 ia64)
    • ncurses-devel-5.6-93.12.1
    • libncurses6-5.6-93.12.1
    • terminfo-5.6-93.12.1
    • tack-5.6-93.12.1
    • libncurses5-5.6-93.12.1
    • ncurses-utils-5.6-93.12.1
    • terminfo-base-5.6-93.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ia64)
    • libncurses5-x86-5.6-93.12.1
    • libncurses6-x86-5.6-93.12.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64)
    • libncurses5-32bit-5.6-93.12.1
    • ncurses-devel-32bit-5.6-93.12.1
    • libncurses6-32bit-5.6-93.12.1
  • SLES for SAP Applications 11-SP4 (ppc64 x86_64)
    • ncurses-devel-5.6-93.12.1
    • libncurses6-5.6-93.12.1
    • ncurses-devel-32bit-5.6-93.12.1
    • terminfo-5.6-93.12.1
    • tack-5.6-93.12.1
    • libncurses5-5.6-93.12.1
    • libncurses6-32bit-5.6-93.12.1
    • ncurses-utils-5.6-93.12.1
    • libncurses5-32bit-5.6-93.12.1
    • terminfo-base-5.6-93.12.1

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