CVE catalog

CVE-2022-29458

ncurses: CVE-2022-29458

Severity: Medium · CVSS 6.1CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Published: Apr 18, 2022, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 1.33% · Oct 25, 2026

A segmentation fault vulnerability was found in ncurses's convert_strings() function of tinfo/read_entry.c file. This flaw occurs due to corrupted terminfo data, triggering an out-of-bounds read error. ncurses: segfaulting OOB read Red Hat Product Security classifies this issue as having a Low security impact. This vulnerability is present in the tic program which is only used at build-time and does not exist in libncurses. The exploit can only be triggered if the user performs a specific action, such as processing terminfo from source to compiled form using trusted input, which limits the practical impact. The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Distribution-reported package versions and fixes. These do not depend on matching against the OpenFactory package catalog.

Distribution	Package	Release	Version	Status
Debian	ncurses	sid	`6.6+20260608-2`	fixed
Debian	ncurses	forky	`6.6+20260608-2`	fixed
Debian	ncurses	trixie	`6.5+20250216-2`	fixed
Debian	ncurses	bookworm	`6.4-4`	fixed
Ubuntu	ncurses	pro	`5.9+20150516-2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	pro	`6.0+20151024-2ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	pro	`6.0+20151024-2ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	pro	`6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	pro	`6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	pro	`6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm2`	fixed
Ubuntu	ncurses	18.04	`6.0+20160625-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	18.04	`6.0+20171125-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	18.04	`6.1-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	18.04	`6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	18.04	`6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	ncurses	20.04	`6.1+20190803-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	20.04	`6.1+20191019-1ubuntu1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	20.04	`6.2-0ubuntu2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	20.04	`6.2-0ubuntu2.1`	fixed
Ubuntu	ncurses	22.04	`6.2+20201114-2build1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	22.04	`6.2+20201114-2build2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	22.04	`6.3-1`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	22.04	`6.3-2`	vulnerable
Ubuntu	ncurses	22.04	`6.3-2ubuntu0.1`	fixed
Suse	ncurses	linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp3	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	fixed
Suse	ncurses	linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	fixed
Suse	ncurses	linux enterprise module for development tools 15 sp3	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	fixed
Suse	ncurses	linux enterprise module for development tools 15 sp4	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	fixed
Suse	ncurses	linux enterprise module for legacy 15 sp3	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	fixed
Suse	ncurses	linux enterprise module for legacy 15 sp4	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	fixed
Suse	ncurses	linux enterprise micro 5.1	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	fixed
Suse	ncurses	linux enterprise micro 5.2	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	fixed
Opensuse	ncurses	leap 15.3	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	fixed
Opensuse	ncurses	leap 15.4	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	fixed
Opensuse	ncurses	leap micro 5.2	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	fixed
Suse	ncurses	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5	`5.9-78.1`	fixed
Suse	ncurses	linux enterprise server 12 sp5	`5.9-78.1`	fixed
Suse	ncurses	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5	`5.9-78.1`	fixed

Fixed-version evidence

Distribution	Package	Type	Release	Fixed version	Urgency	Origin	Bugs
Debian	ncurses	source	sid	`6.3+20220423-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1009870]
Debian	ncurses	source	forky	`6.3+20220423-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1009870]
Debian	ncurses	source	trixie	`6.3+20220423-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1009870]
Debian	ncurses	source	bookworm	`6.3+20220423-1`	not yet assigned	Not reported	[1009870]
Ubuntu	ncurses	deb	pro	`6.0+20160213-1ubuntu1+esm2`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29458	Not reported
Ubuntu	ncurses	deb	18.04	`6.1-1ubuntu1.18.04.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29458	Not reported
Ubuntu	ncurses	deb	20.04	`6.2-0ubuntu2.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29458	Not reported
Ubuntu	ncurses	deb	22.04	`6.3-2ubuntu0.1`	Not reported	UBUNTU-CVE-2022-29458	Not reported
Suse	ncurses	rpm	linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp3	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2717-1	Not reported
Suse	ncurses	rpm	linux enterprise module for basesystem 15 sp4	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2717-1	Not reported
Suse	ncurses	rpm	linux enterprise module for development tools 15 sp3	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2717-1	Not reported
Suse	ncurses	rpm	linux enterprise module for development tools 15 sp4	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2717-1	Not reported
Suse	ncurses	rpm	linux enterprise module for legacy 15 sp3	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2717-1	Not reported
Suse	ncurses	rpm	linux enterprise module for legacy 15 sp4	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2717-1	Not reported
Suse	ncurses	rpm	linux enterprise micro 5.1	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2717-1	Not reported
Suse	ncurses	rpm	linux enterprise micro 5.2	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2717-1	Not reported
Opensuse	ncurses	rpm	leap 15.3	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2717-1	Not reported
Opensuse	ncurses	rpm	leap 15.4	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2717-1	Not reported
Opensuse	ncurses	rpm	leap micro 5.2	`6.1-150000.5.12.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2717-2	Not reported
Suse	ncurses	rpm	linux enterprise software development kit 12 sp5	`5.9-78.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2718-1	Not reported
Suse	ncurses	rpm	linux enterprise server 12 sp5	`5.9-78.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2718-1	Not reported
Suse	ncurses	rpm	linux enterprise server for sap applications 12 sp5	`5.9-78.1`	Not reported	SUSE-SU-2022:2718-1	Not reported

[Debian bug #1009870]

OpenFactory catalog packages

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[lib32ncurses6]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (1)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[lib32ncurses-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (1)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[lib32ncursesw6]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (1)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[lib32tinfo6]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (1)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[libncurses5]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[libncurses5-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[libncurses6]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[libncurses-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[libncursesw5]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[libncursesw5-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[libncursesw6]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[libtinfo5]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[libtinfo6]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[libtinfo-dev]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[ncurses-base]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[ncurses-bin]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[ncurses-doc]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[ncurses-examples]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · amd64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · arm64 · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
[ncurses-term]Fixed
Source package: [ncurses]
Details (2)
- 6.4-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm
- 6.4-4 · all · bookworm
  Fixed · Fixed: 6.3+20220423-1
  dsa · ncurses · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 6:26:16 PM UTC

References

[CERT-Bund public advisories] · [Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX] · [SUSE security advisories and VEX]