Bug 2373097 (CVE-2025-6141) - CVE-2025-6141 gnu-ncurses: ncurses Stack Buffer Overflow
Summary: CVE-2025-6141 gnu-ncurses: ncurses Stack Buffer Overflow
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Status: NEW
Alias: CVE-2025-6141
Product: Security Response
Classification: Other
Component: vulnerability
Version: unspecified
Hardware: All
OS: Linux
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Depends On: 2373113 2373114
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TreeView+ depends on / blocked
 
Reported: 2025-06-16 23:01 UTC by OSIDB Bzimport
Modified: 2025-06-17 14:31 UTC (History)
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2025-06-16 23:01:12 UTC 
A vulnerability has been found in GNU ncurses up to 6.5-20250322 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function postprocess_termcap of the file tinfo/parse_entry.c. The manipulation leads to stack-based buffer overflow. The attack needs to be approached locally. Upgrading to version 6.5-20250329 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
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