Ubuntu update for ncurses
| Risk | High |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 5 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2019-17594 CVE-2019-17595 CVE-2021-39537 CVE-2022-29458 CVE-2023-29491 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-122 CWE-126 CWE-787 CWE-125 CWE-119 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit |
Public exploit code for vulnerability #1 is available. Public exploit code for vulnerability #2 is available. |
| Vulnerable software |
Ubuntu Operating systems & Components / Operating system libx32tinfo5 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libx32ncursesw5 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component lib64ncurses5 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component lib64tinfo5 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component lib32ncurses5 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component lib32tinfo5 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component lib32ncursesw5 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libx32ncurses5 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component lib64ncursesw6 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libncursesw6 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libncurses5 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libncurses6 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component lib64ncurses6 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component lib64tinfo6 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component ncurses-bin (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component lib32ncurses6 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component lib32tinfo6 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libtinfo6 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libtinfo5 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component libncursesw5 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component lib32ncursesw6 (Ubuntu package) Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component |
| Vendor | Canonical Ltd. |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains information about 5 vulnerabilities.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU21792
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 8.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17594
CWE-ID:
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the "_nc_find_entry" function in "tinfo/comp_hash.c" in the terminfo library. A remote attacker can trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package ncurses to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 14.04 - 23.04
libx32tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libx32ncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libx32ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64ncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib64ncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib64tinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
ncurses-bin (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib32tinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libtinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libtinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:14.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:16.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:18.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:20.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:22.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:22.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu:23.04:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32ncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64tinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ncurses-bin_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32tinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libtinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libtinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6099-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
2) Buffer Over-read
EUVDB-ID: #VU21793
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 5.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-17595
CWE-ID:
CWE-126 - Buffer over-read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to heap-based buffer over-read issue in the "fmt_entry" function in "tinfo/comp_hash.c" in the terminfo library. A remote attacker can trigger a buffer over-read condition and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.Mitigation
Update the affected package ncurses to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 14.04 - 23.04
libx32tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libx32ncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libx32ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64ncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib64ncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib64tinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
ncurses-bin (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib32tinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libtinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libtinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32ncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64tinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ncurses-bin_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32tinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libtinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libtinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6099-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
3) Out-of-bounds write
EUVDB-ID: #VU57577
Risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 6.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-39537
CWE-ID:
CWE-787 - Out-of-bounds write
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing untrusted input. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it using the affected software, trigger out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package ncurses to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 14.04 - 23.04
libx32tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libx32ncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libx32ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64ncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib64ncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib64tinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
ncurses-bin (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib32tinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libtinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libtinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32ncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64tinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ncurses-bin_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32tinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libtinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libtinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6099-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
4) Out-of-bounds read
EUVDB-ID: #VU64274
Risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-29458
CWE-ID:
CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition in convert_strings in tinfo/read_entry.c in the terminfo library. A remote attacker can create a specially crafted file, trick the victim into opening it, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
MitigationUpdate the affected package ncurses to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 14.04 - 23.04
libx32tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libx32ncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libx32ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64ncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib64ncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib64tinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
ncurses-bin (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib32tinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libtinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libtinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32ncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64tinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ncurses-bin_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32tinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libtinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libtinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6099-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
5) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU75141
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-29491
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when processing malformed data in a terminfo database file. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Update the affected package ncurses to the latest version.
Vulnerable software versionsUbuntu: 14.04 - 23.04
libx32tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libx32ncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32tinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libx32ncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib64ncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libncurses5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib64ncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib64tinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
ncurses-bin (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncurses6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
lib32tinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libtinfo6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
libtinfo5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
libncursesw5 (Ubuntu package): before Ubuntu Pro
lib32ncursesw6 (Ubuntu package): before 6.2-0ubuntu2.1
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32ncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32tinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libx32ncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncurses5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64ncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib64tinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ncurses-bin_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncurses6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32tinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libtinfo6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libtinfo5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:libncursesw5_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:lib32ncursesw6_ubuntu_package:*:*:*:*:*:ubuntu:*:*
http://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6099-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
