Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting tigervnc-server package, versions <0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.9


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-TIGERVNCSERVER-6223140
  • published1 Feb 2024
  • disclosed16 Jan 2024

Introduced: 16 Jan 2024

CVE-2024-21885  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 tigervnc-server to version 0:1.9.0-15.el8_2.9 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2024:0617.

NVD Description

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

A flaw was found in X.Org server. In the XISendDeviceHierarchyEvent function, it is possible to exceed the allocated array length when certain new device IDs are added to the xXIHierarchyInfo struct. This can trigger a heap buffer overflow condition, which may lead to an application crash or remote code execution in SSH X11 forwarding environments.

CVSS Scores

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