CVE-2023-29491
ncurses: The ncurses (new curses) library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reason...
CVE-2023-29491 is fixed in 35 products on 1 platform, first by lib32ncurses5 6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1, released April 13, 2023. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.
High
CVSS
7.8
Moderate
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0098
62nd percentile
The ncurses (new curses) 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(es): * ncurses: Local users can trigger security-relevant memory corruption via malformed data (CVE-2023-29491) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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) | 6.4-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29491 | Apr 14, 2023 |
| ncurses · Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 6.4-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29491 | Apr 14, 2023 |
| ncurses · Debian 14 | 6.4-3 | DEBIAN-CVE-2023-29491 | Apr 14, 2023 |
| ncurses · RHEL 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | RHSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses · RHEL 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9 | RHSA-2023:6698 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| ncurses · almalinux 8 | 6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ALSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses · almalinux 9 | 6.2-10.20210508.el9 | ALSA-2023:6698 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| ncurses · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2023-220 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| ncurses · ol 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ELSA-2023-5249 | Sep 20, 2023 |
| ncurses · ol 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9 | ELSA-2023-6698 | Nov 11, 2023 |
| ncurses-base · RHEL 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | RHSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses-base · RHEL 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9 | RHSA-2023:6698 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| 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 · almalinux 8 | 6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ALSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses-base · almalinux 9 | 6.2-10.20210508.el9 | ALSA-2023:6698 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| ncurses-base · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2023-220 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| ncurses-base · ol 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ELSA-2023-5249 | Sep 20, 2023 |
| ncurses-base · ol 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9 | ELSA-2023-6698 | Nov 11, 2023 |
| 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 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | RHSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses-c++-libs · RHEL 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9 | RHSA-2023:6698 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| ncurses-c++-libs · almalinux 8 | 6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ALSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses-c++-libs · almalinux 9 | 6.2-10.20210508.el9 | ALSA-2023:6698 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| ncurses-c++-libs · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2023-220 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| ncurses-c++-libs · ol 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ELSA-2023-5249 | Sep 20, 2023 |
| ncurses-c++-libs · ol 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9 | ELSA-2023-6698 | Nov 11, 2023 |
| ncurses-c++-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2023-220 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| ncurses-compat-libs · RHEL 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | RHSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses-compat-libs · almalinux 8 | 6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ALSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses-compat-libs · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2023-220 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| ncurses-compat-libs · ol 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ELSA-2023-5249 | Sep 20, 2023 |
| ncurses-compat-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2023-220 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| ncurses-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2023-220 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| ncurses-debugsource · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2023-220 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| ncurses-devel · RHEL 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | RHSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses-devel · RHEL 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9 | RHSA-2023:6698 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| ncurses-devel · almalinux 8 | 6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ALSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses-devel · almalinux 9 | 6.2-10.20210508.el9 | ALSA-2023:6698 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| ncurses-devel · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2023-220 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| ncurses-devel · ol 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ELSA-2023-5249 | Sep 20, 2023 |
| ncurses-devel · ol 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9 | ELSA-2023-6698 | Nov 11, 2023 |
| 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 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | RHSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses-libs · RHEL 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9 | RHSA-2023:6698 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| ncurses-libs · almalinux 8 | 6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ALSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses-libs · almalinux 9 | 6.2-10.20210508.el9 | ALSA-2023:6698 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| ncurses-libs · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2023-220 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| ncurses-libs · ol 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ELSA-2023-5249 | Sep 20, 2023 |
| ncurses-libs · ol 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9 | ELSA-2023-6698 | Nov 11, 2023 |
| ncurses-libs-debuginfo · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2023-220 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| ncurses-static · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2023-220 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| ncurses-term · RHEL 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | RHSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses-term · RHEL 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9 | RHSA-2023:6698 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| 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 · almalinux 8 | 6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ALSA-2023:5249 | Sep 19, 2023 |
| ncurses-term · almalinux 9 | 6.2-10.20210508.el9 | ALSA-2023:6698 | Nov 7, 2023 |
| ncurses-term · amzn 2023 | 6.2-4.20200222.amzn2023.0.4 | ALAS2023-2023-220 | Jun 21, 2023 |
| ncurses-term · ol 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 | ELSA-2023-5249 | Sep 20, 2023 |
| ncurses-term · ol 9 | 0:6.2-10.20210508.el9 | ELSA-2023-6698 | Nov 11, 2023 |
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