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


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Rocky Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.48% (42nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ROCKY10-NCURSESCLIBS-15995715
  • published12 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 Rocky-Linux:10 ncurses-c++-libs to version 0:6.4-15.20240127.el10_1 or higher.
This issue was patched in RLSA-2026:5913.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream ncurses-c++-libs package and not the ncurses-c++-libs package as distributed by Rocky-Linux. See How to fix? for Rocky-Linux: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

version 3.1