Security update for ncurses

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:1499-1
Release Date: 2026-04-20T16:16:27Z
Rating: moderate
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CVSS scores:
  • CVE-2025-69720 ( SUSE ): 1.8 CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
  • CVE-2025-69720 ( SUSE ): 4.4 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
  • CVE-2025-69720 ( NVD ): 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • CVE-2025-69720 ( NVD ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
  • CVE-2025-69720 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

Description:

This update for ncurses fixes the following issue:

  • CVE-2025-69720: buffer overflow in function analyze_string()of progs/infocmp.c (bsc#1259924).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-LTSS-EXTENDED-SECURITY-2026-1499=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 LTSS Extended Security (x86_64)
    • ncurses-devel-5.9-91.1
    • tack-debuginfo-5.9-91.1
    • ncurses-devel-32bit-5.9-91.1
    • ncurses-devel-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-91.1
    • ncurses-utils-debuginfo-5.9-91.1
    • ncurses-utils-5.9-91.1
    • libncurses5-32bit-5.9-91.1
    • libncurses5-5.9-91.1
    • libncurses5-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-91.1
    • terminfo-5.9-91.1
    • tack-5.9-91.1
    • terminfo-base-5.9-91.1
    • libncurses6-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-91.1
    • ncurses-debugsource-5.9-91.1
    • libncurses6-debuginfo-5.9-91.1
    • libncurses5-debuginfo-5.9-91.1
    • ncurses-devel-debuginfo-5.9-91.1
    • libncurses6-32bit-5.9-91.1
    • libncurses6-5.9-91.1

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