CVE-2023-45918
Publication date 16 February 2024
Last updated 24 July 2024
Ubuntu priority
ncurses 6.4-20230610 has a NULL pointer dereference in tgetstr in tinfo/lib_termcap.c.
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Why is this CVE low priority?
no security impact as terminfo files are trusted
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| ncurses | 24.04 LTS noble |
Not affected
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Vulnerable
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Vulnerable
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 14.04 LTS trusty |
Needs evaluation
|
Notes
mdeslaur
This is in the code that parses terminfo database files. terminfo files are normally trusted, and since the fix for CVE-2023-29491, we no longer parse terminfo files when apps are setuid. As such, this doesn't really have a security impact. Setting priority to low. fixed in 20230615