Description
A flaw was found in gnome-remote-desktop as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. In the VNC TLS read path, partial consumption of the internal peek buffer incorrectly moves remaining peeked bytes into the caller-supplied buffer instead of compacting the peek buffer. A remote attacker who can reach an enabled VNC TLS listener and trigger a peek/read size mismatch can cause an out-of-bounds write, leading to denial of service.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | gnome-remote-desktop | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | gnome-remote-desktop | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | gnome-remote-desktop | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | gnome-remote-desktop | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | gnome-remote-desktop | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-109833 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2550367 issue-tracking