Recommended update for ncurses

SUSE Security Update: Recommended update for ncurses
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2017:1790-1
Rating: important
References: #1046853 #1046858
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4
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    An update that fixes two vulnerabilities is now available.

    Description:

    This update for ncurses fixes the following issues:

    Security issues fixed:
    - CVE-2017-10684: Possible RCE via stack-based buffer overflow in the
    fmt_entry function. (bsc#1046858)
    - CVE-2017-10685: Possible RCE with format string vulnerability in the
    fmt_entry function. (bsc#1046853)

    Patch Instructions:

    To install this SUSE Security Update use YaST online_update.
    Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch sdksp4-ncurses-13197=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch slessp4-ncurses-13197=1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4:
      zypper in -t patch dbgsp4-ncurses-13197=1

    To bring your system up-to-date, use "zypper patch".

    Package List:

    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (i586 x86_64):
      • ncurses-devel-5.6-92.1
      • tack-5.6-92.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11-SP4 (x86_64):
      • ncurses-devel-32bit-5.6-92.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libncurses5-5.6-92.1
      • libncurses6-5.6-92.1
      • ncurses-devel-5.6-92.1
      • ncurses-utils-5.6-92.1
      • tack-5.6-92.1
      • terminfo-5.6-92.1
      • terminfo-base-5.6-92.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • libncurses5-32bit-5.6-92.1
      • libncurses6-32bit-5.6-92.1
      • ncurses-devel-32bit-5.6-92.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11-SP4 (ia64):
      • libncurses5-x86-5.6-92.1
      • libncurses6-x86-5.6-92.1
    • SUSE Linux Enterprise Debuginfo 11-SP4 (i586 ia64 ppc64 s390x x86_64):
      • ncurses-debuginfo-5.6-92.1
      • ncurses-debugsource-5.6-92.1

    References: