Out-of-bounds Write Affecting tigervnc-server-module package, versions <0:1.13.1-2.el8_9.7.alma.1


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Not Defined
EPSS
1.61% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX8-TIGERVNCSERVERMODULE-6219808
  • published31 Jan 2024
  • disclosed30 Apr 2024

Introduced: 31 Jan 2024

CVE-2023-6816  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:8 tigervnc-server-module to version 0:1.13.1-2.el8_9.7.alma.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2024:0607.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tigervnc-server-module package and not the tigervnc-server-module 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. Both DeviceFocusEvent and the XIQueryPointer reply contain a bit for each logical button currently down. Buttons can be arbitrarily mapped to any value up to 255, but the X.Org Server was only allocating space for the device's particular number of buttons, leading to a heap overflow if a bigger value was used.

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