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-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 =========================================================================== AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution ESB-2017.1705 SUSE Security Update: Recommended update for ncurses 7 July 2017 =========================================================================== AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary --------------------------------- Product: ncurses Publisher: SUSE Operating System: SUSE Impact/Access: Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands -- Remote/Unauthenticated Resolution: Patch/Upgrade CVE Names: CVE-2017-10685 CVE-2017-10684 Comment: This advisory references vulnerabilities in products which run on platforms other than SUSE. It is recommended that administrators running ncurses check for an updated version of the software for their operating system. - --------------------------BEGIN INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- SUSE Security Update: Recommended update for ncurses ______________________________________________________________________________ Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1790-1 Rating: important References: #1046853 #1046858 Cross-References: CVE-2017-10684 CVE-2017-10685 Affected Products: SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 ______________________________________________________________________________ An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available. Description: 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) Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update. Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch sdksp4-ncurses-13197=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch slessp4-ncurses-13197=1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4: zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-ncurses-13197=1 To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch". Package List: - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64): ncurses-devel-5.6-92.1 tack-5.6-92.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (x86_64): ncurses-devel-32bit-5.6-92.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): libncurses5-5.6-92.1 libncurses6-5.6-92.1 ncurses-devel-5.6-92.1 ncurses-utils-5.6-92.1 tack-5.6-92.1 terminfo-5.6-92.1 terminfo-base-5.6-92.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64): libncurses5-32bit-5.6-92.1 libncurses6-32bit-5.6-92.1 ncurses-devel-32bit-5.6-92.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ia64): libncurses5-x86-5.6-92.1 libncurses6-x86-5.6-92.1 - SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64): ncurses-debuginfo-5.6-92.1 ncurses-debugsource-5.6-92.1 References: https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10684.html https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-10685.html https://bugzilla.suse.com/1046853 https://bugzilla.suse.com/1046858 - --------------------------END INCLUDED TEXT-------------------- You have received this e-mail bulletin as a result of your organisation's registration with AusCERT. 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