ALAS-2024-2412

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2019-17594   CVE-2019-17595   CVE-2020-19185   CVE-2020-19186   CVE-2020-19187   CVE-2020-19188   CVE-2020-19189   CVE-2020-19190  

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012. (CVE-2019-17594) There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the fmt_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012. (CVE-2019-17595) Buffer Overflow vulnerability in one_one_mapping function in progs/dump_entry.c:1373 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19185) Buffer Overflow vulnerability in _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c:66 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19186) Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c:1100 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19187) Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c:1116 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19188) Buffer Overflow vulnerability in postprocess_terminfo function in tinfo/parse_entry.c:997 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19189) Buffer Overflow vulnerability in _nc_find_entry in tinfo/comp_hash.c:70 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19190)

ALAS-2024-2412


Amazon Linux 2 Security Advisory: ALAS-2024-2412
Advisory Release Date: 2024-01-03 22:21 Pacific
Advisory Updated Date: 2024-01-09 18:00 Pacific
Severity: Medium

Issue Overview:

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012. (CVE-2019-17594)

There is a heap-based buffer over-read in the fmt_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c in the terminfo library in ncurses before 6.1-20191012. (CVE-2019-17595)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in one_one_mapping function in progs/dump_entry.c:1373 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19185)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c:66 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19186)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c:1100 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19187)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in fmt_entry function in progs/dump_entry.c:1116 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19188)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in postprocess_terminfo function in tinfo/parse_entry.c:997 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19189)

Buffer Overflow vulnerability in _nc_find_entry in tinfo/comp_hash.c:70 in ncurses 6.1 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command. (CVE-2020-19190)


Affected Packages:

ncurses


Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.


Issue Correction:
"Run yum update ncurses to update your system.
"

New Packages:
aarch64:
    ncurses-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.aarch64
    ncurses-libs-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.aarch64
    ncurses-compat-libs-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.aarch64
    ncurses-c++-libs-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.aarch64
    ncurses-devel-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.aarch64
    ncurses-static-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.aarch64
    ncurses-debuginfo-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.aarch64

i686:
    ncurses-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.i686
    ncurses-libs-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.i686
    ncurses-compat-libs-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.i686
    ncurses-c++-libs-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.i686
    ncurses-devel-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.i686
    ncurses-static-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.i686
    ncurses-debuginfo-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.i686

noarch:
    ncurses-base-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.noarch
    ncurses-term-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.noarch

src:
    ncurses-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.src

x86_64:
    ncurses-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.x86_64
    ncurses-libs-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.x86_64
    ncurses-compat-libs-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.x86_64
    ncurses-c++-libs-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.x86_64
    ncurses-devel-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.x86_64
    ncurses-static-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.x86_64
    ncurses-debuginfo-6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.6.x86_64