SB20240806234 - Amazon Linux AMI update for ncurses
Published: August 6, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB20240806234
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) NULL pointer dereference (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45918)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in tgetstr in tinfo/lib_termcap.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim to open a specially crafted file with the affected application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.