SUSE-SU-2018:4000-1: important: Security update for ncurses

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   SUSE Security Update: Security update for ncurses
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Announcement ID:    SUSE-SU-2018:4000-1
Rating:             important
References:         #1103320 #1115929 
Cross-References:   CVE-2018-19211
Affected Products:
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15
                    SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15
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   An update that solves one vulnerability and has one errata
   is now available.

Description:

   This update for ncurses fixes the following issues:

   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).

   Non-security issue fixed:

   - Remove scree.xterm from terminfo data base as with this screen uses
     fallback TERM=screen (bsc#1103320).


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 Module for Legacy Software 15:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Legacy-15-2018-2861=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Development-Tools-15-2018-2861=1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15:

      zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Basesystem-15-2018-2861=1



Package List:

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libncurses5-6.1-5.3.1
      libncurses5-debuginfo-6.1-5.3.1
      ncurses-debugsource-6.1-5.3.1
      ncurses5-devel-6.1-5.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy Software 15 (x86_64):

      libncurses5-32bit-6.1-5.3.1
      libncurses5-32bit-debuginfo-6.1-5.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 (x86_64):

      ncurses-debugsource-6.1-5.3.1
      ncurses-devel-32bit-6.1-5.3.1
      ncurses-devel-32bit-debuginfo-6.1-5.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64):

      libncurses6-6.1-5.3.1
      libncurses6-debuginfo-6.1-5.3.1
      ncurses-debugsource-6.1-5.3.1
      ncurses-devel-6.1-5.3.1
      ncurses-devel-debuginfo-6.1-5.3.1
      ncurses-utils-6.1-5.3.1
      ncurses-utils-debuginfo-6.1-5.3.1
      tack-6.1-5.3.1
      tack-debuginfo-6.1-5.3.1
      terminfo-6.1-5.3.1
      terminfo-base-6.1-5.3.1
      terminfo-iterm-6.1-5.3.1
      terminfo-screen-6.1-5.3.1

   - SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 (x86_64):

      libncurses6-32bit-6.1-5.3.1
      libncurses6-32bit-debuginfo-6.1-5.3.1


References:

   https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-19211.html
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1103320
   https://bugzilla.suse.com/1115929



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