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TI-2022-11927 Aliases CVE-2022-29458GHSA-jh4f-5j2m-4v9c

ncurses 6.3 before patch 20220416 has an out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in…

Priority LOW 34CWE-125Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat.

Summary

ncurses 6.3 before patch 20220416 has an out-of-bounds read and segmentation violation in convert_strings in tinfo/read_entry.c in the terminfo library.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0133 71st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 5 advisories

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.3VulnerableInvisible-island
cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:ncurses:6.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*6.3VulnerableInvisible-island
cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 13.0VulnerableApple
cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*10.0VulnerableDebian
  • cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:ncurses:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.3 Vulnerable ·Invisible-island
  • cpe:2.3:a:invisible-island:ncurses:6.3:-:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.3 Vulnerable ·Invisible-island
  • cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 13.0 Vulnerable ·Apple
  • cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:10.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 10.0 Vulnerable ·Debian

Remediation

Red Hat 5 advisories

  • RHSA-2025:22529 Released 2025-12-01 · Red Hat rating Important
    Red Hat Ceph Storage
    • Red Hat Ceph Storage 7 registry.redhat.io/rhceph/rhceph-7-rhel9
  • RHSA-2025:17006 Released 2025-09-30 · Red Hat rating Low
    ncurses security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0) ncurses-c++-libs-6.2-8.20210508.el9_0.1, ncurses-devel-6.2-8.20210508.el9_0.1, ncurses-term-6.2-8.20210508.el9_0.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0) ncurses-6.2-8.20210508.el9_0.1, ncurses-base-6.2-8.20210508.el9_0.1, ncurses-libs-6.2-8.20210508.el9_0.1
  • RHSA-2025:16414 Released 2025-09-23 · Red Hat rating Low
    ncurses security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4) ncurses-c++-libs-6.2-10.20210508.el9_4.1, ncurses-devel-6.2-10.20210508.el9_4.1, ncurses-term-6.2-10.20210508.el9_4.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4) ncurses-6.2-10.20210508.el9_4.1, ncurses-base-6.2-10.20210508.el9_4.1, ncurses-libs-6.2-10.20210508.el9_4.1
Show 2 more Red Hat advisories
  • RHSA-2025:16418 Released 2025-09-23 · Red Hat rating Low
    ncurses security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2) ncurses-c++-libs-6.2-8.20210508.el9_2.2, ncurses-devel-6.2-8.20210508.el9_2.2, ncurses-term-6.2-8.20210508.el9_2.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2) ncurses-6.2-8.20210508.el9_2.2, ncurses-base-6.2-8.20210508.el9_2.2, ncurses-libs-6.2-8.20210508.el9_2.2
  • RHSA-2025:12876 Released 2025-08-05 · Red Hat rating Low
    ncurses security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9) ncurses-c++-libs-6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2, ncurses-devel-6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2, ncurses-term-6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9) ncurses-6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2, ncurses-base-6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2, ncurses-libs-6.2-10.20210508.el9_6.2

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ceph Storage 7Fixed RHSA-2025:22529
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:12876
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2025:17006
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2025:16418
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:16414
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 9)Fixed RHSA-2025:12876
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.0)Fixed RHSA-2025:17006
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS E4S (v.9.2)Fixed RHSA-2025:16418
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS EUS (v.9.4)Fixed RHSA-2025:16414
Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-29458
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jh4f-5j2m-4v9c

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 4

Other 1

Sources

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