Use After Free Affecting tigervnc-selinux package, versions <0:1.12.0-13.el9_2


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Oracle Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
39.33% (98th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ORACLE9-TIGERVNCSELINUX-5535379
  • published10 Jan 2023
  • 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 Oracle:9 tigervnc-selinux to version 0:1.12.0-13.el9_2 or higher.
This issue was patched in ELSA-2023-2257.

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 Oracle. See How to fix? for Oracle:9 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.

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