{"id":"ALSA-2026:5913","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: ncurses: Buffer overflow vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2025-69720)\n\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","modified":"2026-05-26T16:45:24.107710049Z","published":"2026-03-26T00:00:00Z","related":["CVE-2025-69720"],"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5913"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69720"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2449037"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://errata.almalinux.org/10/ALSA-2026-5913.html"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"ncurses-base","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:10","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/ncurses-base"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.4-15.20240127.el10_1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux10/ALSA-2026:5913.json"}},{"package":{"name":"ncurses-term","ecosystem":"AlmaLinux:10","purl":"pkg:rpm/almalinux/ncurses-term"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"6.4-15.20240127.el10_1"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/AlmaLinux/osv-database/blob/master/advisories/almalinux10/ALSA-2026:5913.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5"}