Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting tigervnc-debugsource package, versions <0:1.14.1-3.amzn2023.0.7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.19% (9th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-TIGERVNCDEBUGSOURCE-21701807
  • published25 Oct 2026
  • disclosed28 Oct 2026

Introduced: 25 Oct 2026

NewCVE-2026-93516  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-825  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 tigervnc-debugsource to version 0:1.14.1-3.amzn2023.0.7 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-3262.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tigervnc-debugsource package and not the tigervnc-debugsource package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

A use-after-free caused by lack of lifecycle management when adding / removing XInput master devices in X.org X Server before 21.1.25 and XWayland before 24.1.14 could be used by authenticated X Clients to crash the X server or potentially execute code in X server context.

CVSS Base Scores

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