Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting tigervnc-server-applet package, versions <0:1.8.0-24.amzn2.0.11


Severity

Recommended
high

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (10th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2-TIGERVNCSERVERAPPLET-21696407
  • published25 Oct 2026
  • disclosed28 Oct 2026

Introduced: 25 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-93515  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-825  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2 tigervnc-server-applet to version 0:1.8.0-24.amzn2.0.11 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2-2026-4013.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tigervnc-server-applet package and not the tigervnc-server-applet package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free in present_clear_window_notifies() in the X.org X Server before 21.1.25 and X Wayland before 24.1.14 could be used by malicious X clients to crash or potentially execute code in the X server context.

CVSS Base Scores

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