Description
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.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| LibVNC | libvncserver | <= 0.9.15 | — |
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.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | libvncserver | 0.9.15+dfsg-5 | — |
| Debian 13 | libvncserver | 0.9.15+dfsg-1+deb13u2 | — |
| Debian 12 | libvncserver | 0.9.14+dfsg-1+deb12u2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | veyon +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | libvncserver | 0.9.15+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1 | USN-8463-1 |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | veyon +2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | libvncserver | 0.9.15+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-8463-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | vino +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | libvncserver | 0.9.14+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1 | USN-8463-1 |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | vino +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | libvncserver | 0.9.13+dfsg-3ubuntu0.1 | USN-8463-1 |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | vino +3 | No fix yet | — |
Show 8 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | vino +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | vino +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | vino +3 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | x11vnc | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | x11vnc | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | x11vnc | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | x11vnc | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | tightvnc | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP7 | LibVNCServer | 0.9.14-150600.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2427-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | LibVNCServer | 0.9.9-17.47.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:2428-1 |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | LibVNCServer | 0.9.14-160000.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22190-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | LibVNCServer | 0.9.14-160000.5.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22190-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | LibVNCServer | 0.9.15-3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:10905-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | LibVNCServer | 0.9.14-160000.5.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21118-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | libvncserver +1 | 0.9.9-14.amzn2.0.3 | ALAS2-2026-3331 |
Advisories 7
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21118-1 Security update for LibVNCServer SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 30, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22190-1 Security update for LibVNCServer SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 24, 2026
- USN-8463-1 libvncserver vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 23, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2427-1 Security update for LibVNCServer SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 18, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:2428-1 Security update for LibVNCServer SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jun 18, 2026
- ALAS2-2026-3331 Important: libvncserver security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Jun 8, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:10905-1 LibVNCServer-devel-0.9.15-3.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 31, 2026