Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting tigervnc-server package, versions <0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.12


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-TIGERVNCSERVER-9463073
  • published18 Mar 2025
  • disclosed25 Feb 2025

Introduced: 25 Feb 2025

NewCVE-2025-26597  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 tigervnc-server to version 0:1.11.0-8.el8_4.12 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2025:2865.

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 buffer overflow flaw was found in X.Org and Xwayland. If XkbChangeTypesOfKey() is called with a 0 group, it will resize the key symbols table to 0 but leave the key actions unchanged. If the same function is later called with a non-zero value of groups, this will cause a buffer overflow because the key actions are of the wrong size.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1