# RHSA-2023:5249: Security update for 7 packages

RHSA-2023:5249, released September 19, 2023, fixes 1 CVE across 7 products. None of them is reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/fix/linux/rhsa-2023-5249
- Platform: Linux
- Released: Sep 19, 2023
- Priority: High (Closes CVE-2023-29491, high severity)
- CVEs: 1, exploited: 0, on CISA KEV: 0
- Vendor advisory: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:5249

## Applies to

| Product | Release | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| [ncurses](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ncurses.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 |
| [ncurses-base](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ncurses-base.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 |
| [ncurses-c++-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ncurses-c-libs.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 |
| [ncurses-compat-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ncurses-compat-libs.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 |
| [ncurses-devel](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ncurses-devel.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 |
| [ncurses-libs](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ncurses-libs.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 |
| [ncurses-term](https://patchblox.com/security/data/product/linux/ncurses-term.md) | RHEL 8 | 0:6.1-9.20180224.el8_8.1 |

## CVEs this fix closes

| CVE | Priority | Title | CVSS | EPSS | Exploitation |
|---|---|---|---:|---:|---|
| [CVE-2023-29491](https://patchblox.com/security/data/cve/CVE-2023-29491.md) | High | ncurses: The ncurses (new curses) library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reason... | 7.8 | 0.0098 |  |

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