RHSA-2021:4426-01 -- Redhat ncursesID: oval:org.secpod.oval:def:506512 | Date: (C)2021-11-22 (M)2023-07-17 |
Class: PATCH | Family: unix |
The ncurses 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. Security Fix: * ncurses: heap-based buffer overflow in the _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c * ncurses: heap-based buffer overflow in the fmt_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c For more details about the security issue, including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page listed in the References section. Additional Changes: For detailed information on changes in this release, see the Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.5 Release Notes linked from the References section.
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |