SUSE-SU-2021:3490-1

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Source
https://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20213490-1/
Import Source
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:3490-1.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/SUSE-SU-2021:3490-1
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Published
2021-10-20T14:32:25Z
Modified
2026-02-04T03:43:52Z
Summary
Security update for ncurses
Details

This update for ncurses fixes the following issues:

  • CVE-2021-39537: Fixed an heap-based buffer overflow in _nc_captoinfo. (bsc#1190793)
References

Affected packages

SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.0
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.0

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1-5.9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libncurses6":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "ncurses-utils":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "terminfo":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "terminfo-base":  "6.1-5.9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:3490-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Micro 5.1
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Micro%205.1

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1-5.9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libncurses6":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "ncurses-utils":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "terminfo":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "terminfo-base":  "6.1-5.9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:3490-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP2
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1-5.9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libncurses6":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "libncurses6-32bit":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "ncurses-devel":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "ncurses-utils":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "tack":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "terminfo":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "terminfo-base":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "terminfo-iterm":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "terminfo-screen":  "6.1-5.9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:3490-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP3
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Basesystem%2015%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1-5.9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libncurses6":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "libncurses6-32bit":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "ncurses-devel":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "ncurses-utils":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "tack":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "terminfo":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "terminfo-base":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "terminfo-iterm":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "terminfo-screen":  "6.1-5.9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:3490-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP2
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1-5.9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "ncurses-devel-32bit":  "6.1-5.9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:3490-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Development Tools 15 SP3
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Development%20Tools%2015%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1-5.9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "ncurses-devel-32bit":  "6.1-5.9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:3490-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP2
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP2

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1-5.9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libncurses5":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "libncurses5-32bit":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "ncurses5-devel":  "6.1-5.9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:3490-1.json"
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Legacy 15 SP3
ncurses

Package

Name
ncurses
Purl
pkg:rpm/suse/ncurses&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Legacy%2015%20SP3

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
6.1-5.9.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries":  [
        {
            "libncurses5":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "libncurses5-32bit":  "6.1-5.9.1",
            "ncurses5-devel":  "6.1-5.9.1"
        }
    ]
}

Database specific

source 
"https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/osv/SUSE-SU-2021:3490-1.json"