| Package | ncurses |
|---|---|
| Version | 5.9+20140913-1+deb8u4 (jessie), 6.0+20161126-1+deb9u3 (stretch) |
| Related CVEs | CVE-2018-19211 CVE-2019-17594 CVE-2019-17595 CVE-2022-29458 |
Several issues have been found in ncurses, a shared libraries for terminal handling. These issues are about out-of-bounds reads, missing checks for strange input and NULL pointer dereferencing in different parts of the library.
For Debian 8 jessie, these problems have been fixed in version 5.9+20140913-1+deb8u4.
For Debian 9 stretch, these problems have been fixed in version 6.0+20161126-1+deb9u3.
We recommend that you upgrade your ncurses packages.
Further information about Extended LTS security advisories can be found in the dedicated section of our website.