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Rocky Linux 8 [CIQ] Security Update: ncurses / ncurses-base / ncurses-c++-libs / etc Multiple Vulnerabilities (crlsa-2021_4426)
medium Nessus Plugin ID 359213
Synopsis
The Rocky Linux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The Rocky Linux 8 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the CIQ crlsa-2021_4426 advisory.* ncurses: heap-based buffer overflow in the _nc_find_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c (CVE-2019-17594)
* ncurses: heap-based buffer overflow in the fmt_entry function in tinfo/comp_hash.c (CVE-2019-17595)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the CIQ security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages based on the guidance in CIQ advisory crlsa-2021_4426.See Also
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2021:4426
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1766617
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1766745
https://errata.build.resf.org/RLSA-2021:4426
Plugin Details
Severity: Medium
ID: 359213
File Name: ciq_rocky_linux_8_crlsa-2021_4426.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 10/1/2026
Updated: 10/1/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Low
Score: 2.8
Percentile: 22.22
Vendor
Vendor Severity: Unknown
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.8
Temporal Score: 4.5
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2019-17595
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Medium
Base Score: 5.4
Temporal Score: 4.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list, Host/OS/extended-third-party
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 11/9/2021
Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/14/2019
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2019-17594, CVE-2019-17595