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High ALAS2-2026-3331 1 CVE

Important: libvncserver security update (Amazon Linux 2)

Published Jun 8, 2026 · Updated Jun 8, 2026

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

ReleasePackageFixed 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

  • 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

  • web
    https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-44988.html