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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.852174
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:openSUSE: Security Advisory for ncurses (openSUSE-SU-2018:4055-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ncurses'; package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2018:4055-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ncurses'
package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2018:4055-1 advisory.

Vulnerability Insight:
This update for ncurses fixes the following issues:

Security issue fixed:

- CVE-2018-19211: Fixed denial of service issue that was triggered by a
NULL pointer dereference at function _nc_parse_entry (bsc#1115929).

Non-security issue fixed:

- Remove scree.xterm from terminfo data base as with this screen uses
fallback TERM=screen (bsc#1103320).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Patch Instructions:

To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended
installation methods
like YaST online_update or 'zypper patch'.

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 15.0:

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-1516=1

Affected Software/OS:
ncurses on openSUSE Leap 15.0.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
4.3

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2018-19211
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1643754
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