Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-44988: LibVNCClient is a library for easy implementation of a VNC client. In 0.9.15 and earlier, LibVNCClient's Tight encoding decoder uses fixed-size 2048-pixel scratch buffers for the Gradient filter, but it does not reject Tight rectangles whose width is larger than 2048 pixels. A malicious VNC server can send a crafted FramebufferUpdate rectangle using Tight encoding with NoZlib | ExplicitFilter and the Gradient filter. When a LibVNCClient-based client connects, the client processes the server-controlled rectangle width and writes beyond fixed-size Gradient buffers. This vulnerability is fixed with commit 5b270544b85233668b98161323297d418a8f5fd1.
Fixed packages 3
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2 | libvncserver | 0:0.9.9-14.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | libvncserver-debuginfo | 0:0.9.9-14.amzn2.0.3 |
| Amazon Linux · 2 | libvncserver-devel | 0:0.9.9-14.amzn2.0.3 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 8.8
LibVNCClient Tight Gradient decoding allows malicious server-triggered heap/stack OOB writes
LibVNCClient is a library for easy implementation of a VNC client. In 0.9.15 and earlier, LibVNCClient's Tight encoding decoder uses fixed-size 2048-pixel scratch buffers for the Gradient filter, but it does not reject Tight rectangles whose width is larger t…
References
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https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-44988.html