Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting ncurses-term package, versions <0:6.4-15.20240127.el10_1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE10-NCURSESTERM-15859077
  • published1 Apr 2026
  • disclosed19 Mar 2026

Introduced: 19 Mar 2026

CVE-2025-69720  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:10 ncurses-term to version 0:6.4-15.20240127.el10_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2026-5913.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ncurses-term package and not the ncurses-term package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:10 relevant fixed versions and status.

The infocmp command-line tool in ncurses before 6.5-20251213 has a stack-based buffer overflow in analyze_string in progs/infocmp.c.

CVSS Base Scores

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