Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting tigervnc-selinux package, versions <0:1.12.0-15.el8_8.12


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.04% (12th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-TIGERVNCSELINUX-9463489
  • published18 Mar 2025
  • disclosed25 Feb 2025

Introduced: 25 Feb 2025

NewCVE-2025-26596  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 tigervnc-selinux to version 0:1.12.0-15.el8_8.12 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2025:2862.

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 RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 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

version 3.1