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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.10.2019.0387
Category:Mageia Linux Local Security Checks
Title:Mageia: Security Advisory (MGASA-2019-0387)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ncurses' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0387 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ncurses' package(s) announced via the MGASA-2019-0387 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
Updated ncurses packages fix security vulnerabilities:

Heap-based buffer over-read in the _nc_find_entry function
(CVE-2019-17594).

Heap-based buffer over-read in the fmt_entry function
(CVE-2019-17595).

Affected Software/OS:
'ncurses' package(s) on Mageia 7.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
5.8

CVSS Vector:
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-17594
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-28
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00017.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00045.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2550 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00061.html
SuSE Security Announcement: openSUSE-SU-2019:2551 (Google Search)
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00059.html
Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2019-17595
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2019-10/msg00013.html
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