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CVE-2022-29458

Public on 2022-04-18
Modified on 2023-01-18
Description

A segmentation fault vulnerability was found in ncurses's convert_strings() function of tinfo/read_entry.c file. This flaw occurs due to corrupted terminfo data, triggering an out-of-bounds read error.

Severity
Low
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CVSS v3 Base Score
6.1
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core ncurses 2022-12-01 20:31 ALAS2-2022-1893
Amazon Linux 2023 ncurses 2023-02-17 20:43 ALAS2023-2023-023

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
NVD CVSSv2 5.8 AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
NVD CVSSv3 7.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

References

Red Hat: CVE-2022-29458 Mitre: CVE-2022-29458 FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity