SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2017/suse-su-20171815-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1
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Published
2017-07-07T09:23:43Z
Modified
2026-03-11T06:34:02Z
Summary
Recommended update for ncurses
Details

This update for ncurses fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2017-10684: Possible RCE via stack-based buffer overflow in the fmt_entry function. (bsc#1046858)
  • CVE-2017-10685: Possible RCE with format string vulnerability in the fmt_entry function. (bsc#1046853)

Bugfixes:

  • Drop patch ncurses-5.9-environment.dif as YaST2 ncurses GUI does not need it anymore and as well as it causes bug bsc#1000662
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP2
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.9-44.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libncurses5":  "5.9-44.1",
            "libncurses5-32bit":  "5.9-44.1",
            "libncurses6":  "5.9-44.1",
            "libncurses6-32bit":  "5.9-44.1",
            "ncurses-devel":  "5.9-44.1",
            "ncurses-utils":  "5.9-44.1",
            "tack":  "5.9-44.1",
            "terminfo":  "5.9-44.1",
            "terminfo-base":  "5.9-44.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.9-44.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libncurses5":  "5.9-44.1",
            "libncurses5-32bit":  "5.9-44.1",
            "libncurses6":  "5.9-44.1",
            "libncurses6-32bit":  "5.9-44.1",
            "ncurses-devel":  "5.9-44.1",
            "ncurses-devel-32bit":  "5.9-44.1",
            "ncurses-utils":  "5.9-44.1",
            "tack":  "5.9-44.1",
            "terminfo":  "5.9-44.1",
            "terminfo-base":  "5.9-44.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for Raspberry Pi 12 SP2
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20Raspberry%20Pi%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.9-44.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libncurses5":  "5.9-44.1",
            "libncurses6":  "5.9-44.1",
            "ncurses-devel":  "5.9-44.1",
            "ncurses-utils":  "5.9-44.1",
            "tack":  "5.9-44.1",
            "terminfo":  "5.9-44.1",
            "terminfo-base":  "5.9-44.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.9-44.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libncurses5":  "5.9-44.1",
            "libncurses5-32bit":  "5.9-44.1",
            "libncurses6":  "5.9-44.1",
            "libncurses6-32bit":  "5.9-44.1",
            "ncurses-devel":  "5.9-44.1",
            "ncurses-devel-32bit":  "5.9-44.1",
            "ncurses-utils":  "5.9-44.1",
            "tack":  "5.9-44.1",
            "terminfo":  "5.9-44.1",
            "terminfo-base":  "5.9-44.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP2
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Software%20Development%20Kit%2012%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.9-44.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "ncurses-devel":  "5.9-44.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2017:1815-1.json"