Out-of-bounds Write Affecting tigervnc-license package, versions <0:1.14.1-1.el9_5.1


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-ALMALINUX9-TIGERVNCLICENSE-9480486
  • published19 Mar 2025
  • disclosed10 Mar 2025

Introduced: 10 Mar 2025

NewCVE-2025-26596  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 tigervnc-license to version 0:1.14.1-1.el9_5.1 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2025:2500.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tigervnc-license package and not the tigervnc-license package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap overflow flaw was found in X.Org and Xwayland. The computation of the length in XkbSizeKeySyms() differs from what is written in XkbWriteKeySyms(), which may lead to a heap-based buffer overflow.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1