alsa-2026:5913
Vulnerability from osv_almalinux
Published
2026-03-26 00:00
Modified
2026-03-27 10:30
Summary
Moderate: ncurses security update
Details

The ncurses (new curses) library routines are a terminal-independent method of updating character screens with reasonable optimization. The ncurses packages contain support utilities including a terminfo compiler tic, a decompiler infocmp, clear, tput, tset, and a termcap conversion tool captoinfo.

Security Fix(es):

  • ncurses: ncurses: Buffer overflow vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution. (CVE-2025-69720)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References
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  "id": "ALSA-2026:5913",
  "modified": "2026-03-27T10:30:59Z",
  "published": "2026-03-26T00:00:00Z",
  "references": [
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5913"
    },
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      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-69720"
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    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2449037"
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    "CVE-2025-69720"
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  "summary": "Moderate: ncurses security update"
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