Security update for ncurses

SUSE Security Update: Security update for ncurses
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2018:3967-1
Rating: important
References: #1115929
Cross-References:CVE-2018-19211
Affected Products:
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3
  • SUSE CaaS Platform ALL
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0
  • OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7

An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.

Description:

This update for ncurses fixes the following issue:
Security issue fixed:

  • CVE-2018-19211: Fixed denial of service issue that was triggered by a NULL pointer dereference at function _nc_parse_entry (bsc#1115929).

Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE Security 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 Software Development Kit 12-SP4:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP4-2018-2824=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP3-2018-2824=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP4-2018-2824=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP3-2018-2824=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP4-2018-2824=1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-DESKTOP-12-SP3-2018-2824=1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform ALL:
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0:
    To install this update, use the SUSE CaaS Platform Velum dashboard. It will inform you if it detects new updates and let you then trigger updating of the complete cluster in a controlled way.
  • OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7:
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-OpenStack-Cloud-Magnum-Orchestration-7-2018-2824=1

Package List:

  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • ncurses-debugsource-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • ncurses-debugsource-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • libncurses5-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses5-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-debugsource-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • tack-5.9-61.1
    • tack-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • terminfo-5.9-61.1
    • terminfo-base-5.9-61.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP4 (s390x x86_64):
    • libncurses5-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses5-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-61.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):
    • libncurses5-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses5-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-debugsource-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • tack-5.9-61.1
    • tack-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • terminfo-5.9-61.1
    • terminfo-base-5.9-61.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12-SP3 (s390x x86_64):
    • libncurses5-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses5-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-61.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP4 (x86_64):
    • libncurses5-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses5-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses5-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses5-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-debugsource-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • tack-5.9-61.1
    • tack-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • terminfo-5.9-61.1
    • terminfo-base-5.9-61.1
  • SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12-SP3 (x86_64):
    • libncurses5-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses5-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses5-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses5-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-debuginfo-32bit-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-debugsource-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-devel-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • tack-5.9-61.1
    • tack-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • terminfo-5.9-61.1
    • terminfo-base-5.9-61.1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform ALL (x86_64):
    • libncurses5-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses5-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-debugsource-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • terminfo-base-5.9-61.1
  • SUSE CaaS Platform 3.0 (x86_64):
    • libncurses5-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses5-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-debugsource-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • terminfo-5.9-61.1
    • terminfo-base-5.9-61.1
  • OpenStack Cloud Magnum Orchestration 7 (x86_64):
    • libncurses5-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses5-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-5.9-61.1
    • libncurses6-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-debugsource-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-5.9-61.1
    • ncurses-utils-debuginfo-5.9-61.1
    • terminfo-base-5.9-61.1

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