USN-6684-1

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6684-1
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/usn/USN-6684-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/USN-6684-1
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Published
2024-03-07T20:52:17.564531Z
Modified
2025-09-08T16:38:05Z
Summary
ncurses vulnerability
Details

It was discovered that ncurses incorrectly handled certain function return values, possibly leading to segmentation fault. A local attacker could possibly use this to cause a denial of service (system crash).

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ncurses@5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5?arch=source&distro=trusty/esm

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5

Affected versions

5.*

5.9+20130608-1ubuntu1
5.9+20131221-1ubuntu1
5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1
5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm1
5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm2
5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm3
5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm4

Ecosystem specific 

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        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncurses5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncurses5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncursesw5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncursesw5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib32tinfo-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib32tinfo5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib64ncurses5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib64ncurses5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib64tinfo5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libncurses5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libncurses5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libncursesw5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libncursesw5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libtinfo-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libtinfo5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libx32ncurses5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libx32ncurses5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libx32ncursesw5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libx32ncursesw5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libx32tinfo-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libx32tinfo5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "ncurses-base"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "ncurses-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "ncurses-examples"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "5.9+20140118-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "ncurses-term"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ncurses@6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5

Affected versions

5.*

5.9+20150516-2ubuntu1

6.*

6.0+20151024-2ubuntu1
6.0+20151024-2ubuntu2
6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1
6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm1
6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm2
6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm3
6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm4

Ecosystem specific 

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    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncurses5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncurses5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncursesw5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncursesw5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib32tinfo-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib32tinfo5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib64ncurses5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib64ncurses5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "lib64tinfo5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libncurses5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libncurses5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libncursesw5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libncursesw5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libtinfo-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libtinfo5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libx32ncurses5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libx32ncurses5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libx32ncursesw5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libx32ncursesw5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libx32tinfo-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "libx32tinfo5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "ncurses-base"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "ncurses-bin"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "ncurses-examples"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm5",
            "binary_name": "ncurses-term"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "Available with Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only): https://ubuntu.com/pro"
}

Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS / ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/ncurses@6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionic

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2

Affected versions

6.*

6.0+20160625-1ubuntu1
6.0+20171125-1ubuntu1
6.1-1ubuntu1
6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04
6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1
6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm1

Ecosystem specific 

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    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncurses5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncurses5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "lib32ncursesw5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
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        {
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            "binary_name": "lib32tinfo-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "lib32tinfo5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "lib64ncurses5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "lib64ncurses5-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "lib64tinfo5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libncurses5"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "libncurses5-dev"
        },
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            "binary_name": "libncursesw5-dev"
        },
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        },
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        },
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        },
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            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
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        },
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            "binary_name": "libx32tinfo-dev"
        },
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            "binary_name": "libx32tinfo5"
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            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "ncurses-base"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "ncurses-bin"
        },
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            "binary_version": "6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1+esm2",
            "binary_name": "ncurses-examples"
        },
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}