Security
Security
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ncurses, the worst of which could lead to a denial of service.
| Package | sys-libs/ncurses on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 6.4_p20230408 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 6.4_p20230408 |
| Package | sys-libs/ncurses-compat on all architectures |
|---|---|
| Affected versions | < 6.4_p20240330 |
| Unaffected versions | >= 6.4_p20240330 |
Free software emulation of curses in System V.
Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in ncurses. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.
Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.
There is no known workaround at this time.
All ncurses users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/ncurses-6.4_p20230408" # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=sys-libs/ncurses-compat-6.4_p20240330"