Use After Free Affecting tigervnc-selinux package, versions <0:1.12.0-15.el8_8


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
40.23% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS8-TIGERVNCSELINUX-3174058
  • published14 Dec 2022
  • disclosed14 Dec 2022

Introduced: 14 Dec 2022

CVE-2022-46343  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Centos:8 tigervnc-selinux to version 0:1.12.0-15.el8_8 or higher.

NVD Description

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

A vulnerability was found in X.Org. This security flaw occurs because the handler for the ScreenSaverSetAttributes request may write to memory after it has been freed. This issue can lead to local privileges elevation on systems where the X server is running privileged and remote code execution for ssh X forwarding sessions.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1