NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting ncurses-debuginfo package, versions <0:6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-NCURSESDEBUGINFO-6371203
  • published5 Mar 2024
  • disclosed16 Feb 2024

Introduced: 16 Feb 2024

CVE-2023-45918  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 ncurses-debuginfo to version 0:6.0-8.20170212.amzn2.1.8 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2024-2482.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ncurses-debuginfo package and not the ncurses-debuginfo package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: none. Reason: This candidate was withdrawn by its CNA. Further investigation showed that it was not a security issue. Notes: none.

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