High7.8Vendor: MediumRed Hat & Ubuntu Linux
Buffer overflow vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution.
CVE-2025-69720 Published Mar 19, 2026
CVE-2025-69720
Affected products & platforms
Red Hat & Ubuntu LinuxUnclassified
Summary
Buffer overflow vulnerability may lead to arbitrary code execution.. Red Hat rates this moderate (CVSS 7.8). Weakness: CWE-120. Affected package(s): ncurses, ncurses-main. Resolved in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:5913 — update the affected packages (`sudo dnf update`).
Affected versions
- ncurses-0:6.4-15.20240127.el10_1
- ncurses-0:6.4-14.20240127.el10_0.1
- ncurses-main-6.6-1.1.hum1
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source
Fixed versions
- RHSA-2026:5913
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source
Mitigation checklist
Recommended fix / mitigation
- Update the affected package(s) to the fixed version shipped in RHSA-2026:5913 (`sudo dnf update` / `yum update`).
Official advisory · high-confidence parse· fetched 1 day ago·verify at source
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