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A ncurses security update has been released for Debian GNU/Linux 10 to address an out-of-bounds read.



DLA 3167-1: ncurses security update



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Debian LTS Advisory DLA-3167-1 debian-lts@lists.debian.org
  https://www.debian.org/lts/security/ Thorsten Alteholz
October 29, 2022   https://wiki.debian.org/LTS
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Package : ncurses
Version : 6.1+20181013-2+deb10u3
CVE ID : CVE-2022-29458

An issue has been found in ncurses, a collection of shared libraries for
terminal handling.
This issue is about an out-of-bounds read in convert_strings in the
terminfo library.

For Debian 10 buster, this problem has been fixed in version
6.1+20181013-2+deb10u3.

We recommend that you upgrade your ncurses packages.

For the detailed security status of ncurses please refer to
its security tracker page at:
  https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/ncurses

Further information about Debian LTS security advisories, how to apply
these updates to your system and frequently asked questions can be
found at:   https://wiki.debian.org/LT