Red Hat Security Advisory: tigervnc security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in the xorg-x11-server component used by TigerVNC in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. These include heap buffer overread and data leakage issues (CVE-2024-31080 and CVE-2024-31081) and a user-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2024-31083). These flaws could potentially lead to information disclosure or memory corruption. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates to address these issues for various Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 variants.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
TigerVNC, a suite of VNC servers and clients used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, is affected by three security vulnerabilities in the xorg-x11-server component. CVE-2024-31080 and CVE-2024-31081 are heap buffer overread vulnerabilities that may cause data leakage in the ProcXIGetSelectedEvents and ProcXIPassiveGrabDevice functions, respectively. CVE-2024-31083 is a user-after-free vulnerability in the ProcRenderAddGlyphs function. These vulnerabilities have been rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory RHSA-2024:2080 provides updated packages to fix these issues across multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 product variants and architectures. The vendor advisory includes detailed instructions for applying the update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could lead to heap buffer overreads resulting in potential data leakage and a user-after-free condition that may cause memory corruption. This can impact the confidentiality and stability of systems running affected versions of TigerVNC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released security updates for TigerVNC as part of advisory RHSA-2024:2080. Users running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 should apply the provided updates to the tigervnc and xorg-x11-server packages as soon as possible. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No alternative mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: tigervnc security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in the xorg-x11-server component used by TigerVNC in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. These include heap buffer overread and data leakage issues (CVE-2024-31080 and CVE-2024-31081) and a user-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2024-31083). These flaws could potentially lead to information disclosure or memory corruption. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates to address these issues for various Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 variants.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
TigerVNC, a suite of VNC servers and clients used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7, is affected by three security vulnerabilities in the xorg-x11-server component. CVE-2024-31080 and CVE-2024-31081 are heap buffer overread vulnerabilities that may cause data leakage in the ProcXIGetSelectedEvents and ProcXIPassiveGrabDevice functions, respectively. CVE-2024-31083 is a user-after-free vulnerability in the ProcRenderAddGlyphs function. These vulnerabilities have been rated as important by Red Hat Product Security. The advisory RHSA-2024:2080 provides updated packages to fix these issues across multiple Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 product variants and architectures. The vendor advisory includes detailed instructions for applying the update.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities could lead to heap buffer overreads resulting in potential data leakage and a user-after-free condition that may cause memory corruption. This can impact the confidentiality and stability of systems running affected versions of TigerVNC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released security updates for TigerVNC as part of advisory RHSA-2024:2080. Users running Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 should apply the provided updates to the tigervnc and xorg-x11-server packages as soon as possible. Detailed update instructions are available at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No alternative mitigations are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:2080
- Cve Count
- 3
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2024-31081","CVE-2024-31083"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1f94853345fc18350bc
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:37 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:51:16 UTC
Last updated: 07/02/2026, 10:51:10 UTC
Views: 9
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