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openSUSE: Security Advisory for ncurses (openSUSE-SU-2018:4055-1)

🗓️ 10 Dec 2018 00:00:00Reported by Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbHType 
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Security Advisory for ncurses in openSUSE Leap 15.

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# Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH
# Some text descriptions might be excerpted from (a) referenced
# source(s), and are Copyright (C) by the respective right holder(s).
#
# SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later
#
# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
# modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License
# as published by the Free Software Foundation; either version 2
# of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
#
# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
# GNU General Public License for more details.
#
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# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
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if(description)
{
  script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.852174");
  script_version("2025-02-28T05:38:49+0000");
  script_cve_id("CVE-2018-19211");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"4.3");
  script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P");
  script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2025-02-28 05:38:49 +0000 (Fri, 28 Feb 2025)");
  script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H");
  script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
  script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2019-04-23 13:15:00 +0000 (Tue, 23 Apr 2019)");
  script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2018-12-10 07:38:58 +0100 (Mon, 10 Dec 2018)");
  script_name("openSUSE: Security Advisory for ncurses (openSUSE-SU-2018:4055-1)");
  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
  script_family("SuSE Local Security Checks");
  script_dependencies("gather-package-list.nasl");
  script_mandatory_keys("ssh/login/opensuse", "ssh/login/rpms", re:"ssh/login/release=openSUSELeap15\.0");

  script_xref(name:"openSUSE-SU", value:"2018:4055-1");
  script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2018-12/msg00022.html");

  script_tag(name:"summary", value:"The remote host is missing an update for the 'ncurses'
  package(s) announced via the openSUSE-SU-2018:4055-1 advisory.");

  script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable package version is present on the target host.");

  script_tag(name:"insight", value:"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).

  This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

  Patch Instructions:

  To install this openSUSE 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:

  - openSUSE Leap 15.0:

  zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2018-1516=1");

  script_tag(name:"affected", value:"ncurses on openSUSE Leap 15.0.");

  script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Please install the updated package(s).");

  script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
  script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"package");

  exit(0);
}

include("revisions-lib.inc");
include("pkg-lib-rpm.inc");

release = rpm_get_ssh_release();
if(!release)
  exit(0);

res = "";
report = "";

if(release == "openSUSELeap15.0") {
  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libncurses5", rpm:"libncurses5~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libncurses5-debuginfo", rpm:"libncurses5-debuginfo~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libncurses6", rpm:"libncurses6~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libncurses6-debuginfo", rpm:"libncurses6-debuginfo~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ncurses-debugsource", rpm:"ncurses-debugsource~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ncurses-devel", rpm:"ncurses-devel~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ncurses-devel-debuginfo", rpm:"ncurses-devel-debuginfo~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ncurses-utils", rpm:"ncurses-utils~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ncurses-utils-debuginfo", rpm:"ncurses-utils-debuginfo~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ncurses5-devel", rpm:"ncurses5-devel~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"tack", rpm:"tack~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"tack-debuginfo", rpm:"tack-debuginfo~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"terminfo", rpm:"terminfo~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"terminfo-base", rpm:"terminfo-base~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"terminfo-iterm", rpm:"terminfo-iterm~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"terminfo-screen", rpm:"terminfo-screen~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libncurses5-32bit", rpm:"libncurses5-32bit~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libncurses5-32bit-debuginfo", rpm:"libncurses5-32bit-debuginfo~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libncurses6-32bit", rpm:"libncurses6-32bit~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"libncurses6-32bit-debuginfo", rpm:"libncurses6-32bit-debuginfo~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ncurses-devel-32bit", rpm:"ncurses-devel-32bit~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ncurses-devel-32bit-debuginfo", rpm:"ncurses-devel-32bit-debuginfo~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(!isnull(res = isrpmvuln(pkg:"ncurses5-devel-32bit", rpm:"ncurses5-devel-32bit~6.1~lp150.4.3.1", rls:"openSUSELeap15.0"))) {
    report += res;
  }

  if(report != "") {
    security_message(data:report);
  } else if(__pkg_match) {
    exit(99);
  }
  exit(0);
}

exit(0);

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