CVE-2022-29458
lib32ncurses6: ncurses 6.3 before patch 20220416 has an out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in convert_strings in tinfo/re...
CVE-2022-29458 is fixed in 35 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29458, released April 18, 2022. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
High
CVSS
7.1
Negligible
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0133
71st percentile
ncurses 6.3 before patch 20220416 has an out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in convert_strings in tinfo/read_entry.c in the terminfo library.
Where it's fixed
| Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | |||
| lib32ncurses5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | lib32ncurses5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib32ncurses6 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | lib32ncurses6 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib32ncurses6 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | lib32ncurses6 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib32ncursesw5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | lib32ncursesw5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib32ncursesw6 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | lib32ncursesw6 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib32ncursesw6 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | lib32ncursesw6 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib32tinfo5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | lib32tinfo5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib32tinfo6 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | lib32tinfo6 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib32tinfo6 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | lib32tinfo6 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib64ncurses5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | lib64ncurses5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib64ncurses6 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | lib64ncurses6 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib64ncurses6 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | lib64ncurses6 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib64ncursesw6 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | lib64ncursesw6 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib64ncursesw6 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | lib64ncursesw6 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib64tinfo5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | lib64tinfo5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib64tinfo6 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | lib64tinfo6 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| lib64tinfo6 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | lib64tinfo6 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libncurses5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | libncurses5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libncurses5 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | libncurses5 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libncurses5 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | libncurses5 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libncurses6 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | libncurses6 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libncurses6 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | libncurses6 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libncursesw5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | libncursesw5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libncursesw5 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | libncursesw5 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libncursesw5 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | libncursesw5 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libncursesw6 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | libncursesw6 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libncursesw6 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | libncursesw6 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libtinfo5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | libtinfo5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libtinfo5 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | libtinfo5 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libtinfo5 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | libtinfo5 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libtinfo6 · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | libtinfo6 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libtinfo6 · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | libtinfo6 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libx32ncurses5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | libx32ncurses5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libx32ncursesw5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | libx32ncursesw5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| libx32tinfo5 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | libx32tinfo5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| ncurses · Debian 12.15 (bookworm) | 6.3+20220423-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29458 | Apr 18, 2022 |
| ncurses · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.3+20220423-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29458 | Apr 18, 2022 |
| ncurses · Debian 14 | 6.3+20220423-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2022-29458 | Apr 18, 2022 |
| ncurses · RHEL 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | RHSA-2025:12876 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| ncurses · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ncurses · ol 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | ELSA-2025-12876 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| ncurses · rocky 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | RLSA-2025:12876 | Oct 4, 2025 |
| ncurses-base · RHEL 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | RHSA-2025:12876 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| ncurses-base · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | ncurses-base 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| ncurses-base · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | ncurses-base 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| ncurses-base · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | ncurses-base 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| ncurses-base · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ncurses-base · ol 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | ELSA-2025-12876 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| ncurses-bin · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | ncurses-bin 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| ncurses-bin · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | ncurses-bin 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| ncurses-bin · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | ncurses-bin 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| ncurses-c++-libs · RHEL 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | RHSA-2025:12876 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| ncurses-c++-libs · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ncurses-c++-libs · ol 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | ELSA-2025-12876 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| ncurses-c++-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ncurses-compat-libs · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ncurses-compat-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ncurses-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ncurses-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ncurses-devel · RHEL 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | RHSA-2025:12876 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| ncurses-devel · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ncurses-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | ELSA-2025-12876 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| ncurses-examples · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | ncurses-examples 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| ncurses-examples · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | ncurses-examples 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| ncurses-examples · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | ncurses-examples 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| ncurses-libs · RHEL 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | RHSA-2025:12876 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| ncurses-libs · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ncurses-libs · ol 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | ELSA-2025-12876 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| ncurses-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ncurses-static · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ncurses-term · RHEL 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | RHSA-2025:12876 | Aug 5, 2025 |
| ncurses-term · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) | 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | ncurses-term 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| ncurses-term · Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (focal) | 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | ncurses-term 6.2-0ubuntu2.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| ncurses-term · Ubuntu 22.04.1 LTS (jammy) | 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | ncurses-term 6.3-2ubuntu0.1 | Apr 13, 2023 |
| ncurses-term · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.3 | ALAS2023-2023-023 | Feb 17, 2023 |
| ncurses-term · ol 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2 | ELSA-2025-12876 | Aug 5, 2025 |
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