{"id":"ALSA-2021:4426","summary":"Moderate: ncurses security update","details":"The ncurses (new curses) library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization. The ncurses packages contain support utilities including a terminfo compiler tic, a decompiler infocmp, clear, tput, tset, and a termcap conversion tool captoinfo.\n\nSecurity Fix(es):\n\n* ncurses: heap-based buffer overflow in the _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c (CVE-2019-17594)\n\n* ncurses: heap-based buffer overflow in the fmt_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c (CVE-2019-17595)\n\nFor more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.\n\nAdditional Changes:\n\nFor detailed information on changes in this release, see the AlmaLinux Release Notes linked from the References section.","modified":"2026-02-04T03:06:07.800362Z","published":"2021-11-09T09:21:17Z","related":["CVE-2019-17594","CVE-2019-17595"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2021-4426.html"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2019-17594"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://vulners.com/cve/CVE-2019-17595"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ncurses","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/ncurses"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.1-9.20180224.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:4426.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ncurses-base","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/ncurses-base"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.1-9.20180224.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:4426.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ncurses-c++-libs","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/ncurses-c%2B%2B-libs"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.1-9.20180224.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:4426.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ncurses-compat-libs","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/ncurses-compat-libs"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.1-9.20180224.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:4426.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ncurses-devel","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/ncurses-devel"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.1-9.20180224.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:4426.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ncurses-libs","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/ncurses-libs"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.1-9.20180224.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:4426.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ncurses-term","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:8","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/ncurses-term"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.1-9.20180224.el8"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux8/ALSA-2021:4426.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3"}