Out-of-bounds Write Affecting tigervnc package, versions <0:1.8.0-33.0.5.el7_9


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.03% (5th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE7-TIGERVNC-9597979
  • published2 Apr 2025
  • disclosed25 Feb 2025

Introduced: 25 Feb 2025

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

How to fix?

Upgrade Oracle:7 tigervnc to version 0:1.8.0-33.0.5.el7_9 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2025-2861.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream tigervnc package and not the tigervnc package as distributed by Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:7 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

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