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CVE-2026-109832: gnome-remote-desktop as shipped · Infinite Loop

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-109832· High 7.5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.5 High : patch Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 soon.

Data as of 11 Nov 2026, 16:35 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.5High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

Thin evidence

One scorer or none
CVSS scores by source
CNA (redhat)CVSS 3.17.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 13 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 11 Nov 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9gnome-remote-desktopAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10gnome-remote-desktopAffected–Fixed in–
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8gnome-remote-desktopAffected–Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Red Hat has released an update for gnome-remote-desktop in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 that fixes this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:98510. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.

Description

A vulnerability in gnome-remote-desktop as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service. The flaw involves an unbounded busy loop in the VNC TLS I/O handlers when retryable GnuTLS results occur, leading to high CPU usage and no forward progress. An update fixing this issue is available from Red Hat.

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