Use After Free Affecting tigervnc-server package, versions <0:1.12.0-9.el8_7.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.05% (19th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-TIGERVNCSERVER-5610760
  • published28 May 2023
  • disclosed7 Nov 2023

Introduced: 28 May 2023

CVE-2023-1393  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 tigervnc-server to version 0:1.12.0-9.el8_7.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2023:1551.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tigervnc-server package and not the tigervnc-server package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

A flaw was found in X.Org Server Overlay Window. A Use-After-Free may lead to local privilege escalation. If a client explicitly destroys the compositor overlay window (aka COW), the Xserver would leave a dangling pointer to that window in the CompScreen structure, which will trigger a use-after-free later.

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