Summary
Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a remote display system which allows users to view a computing desktop environment not only on the machine where it is running, but from anywhere on the Internet and from a wide variety of machine architectures. TigerVNC is a suite of VNC servers and clients.
Security Fix(es):
* xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2024-9632)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Fixed packages 7
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux · 8 | tigervnc | 1.13.1-14.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | tigervnc-icons | 1.13.1-14.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | tigervnc-license | 1.13.1-14.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | tigervnc-selinux | 1.13.1-14.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | tigervnc-server | 1.13.1-14.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | tigervnc-server-minimal | 1.13.1-14.el8_10 |
| AlmaLinux · 8 | tigervnc-server-module | 1.13.1-14.el8_10 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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High 7.8
Xorg-x11-server: tigervnc: heap-based buffer overflow privilege escalation vulnerability
A flaw was found in the X.org server. Due to improperly tracked allocation size in _XkbSetCompatMap, a local attacker may be able to trigger a buffer overflow condition via a specially crafted payload, leading to denial of service or local privilege escalatio…