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Test ID:1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.4.2021.3491.1
Category:SuSE Local Security Checks
Title:SUSE: Security Advisory (SUSE-SU-2021:3491-1)
Summary:The remote host is missing an update for the 'ncurses' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2021:3491-1 advisory.
Description:Summary:
The remote host is missing an update for the 'ncurses' package(s) announced via the SUSE-SU-2021:3491-1 advisory.

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

- CVE-2021-39537: Fixed an heap-based buffer overflow in _nc_captoinfo. (bsc#1190793)

Affected Software/OS:
'ncurses' package(s) on SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP5, SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12-SP5.

Solution:
Please install the updated package(s).

CVSS Score:
6.8

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

Cross-Ref: Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2021-39537
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/28
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/41
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/43
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2022/Oct/45
http://cvsweb.netbsd.org/bsdweb.cgi/pkgsrc/devel/ncurses/patches/patch-ncurses_tinfo_captoinfo.c?rev=1.1&content-type=text/x-cvsweb-markup
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2020-08/msg00006.html
https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/bug-ncurses/2021-10/msg00023.html
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/12/msg00004.html
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