Red Hat Security Advisory: tigervnc security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified and addressed in TigerVNC and the X.Org X server components used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2. These include denial of service, information disclosure, use-after-free, and data manipulation issues affecting XKB handling in xwayland and permission handling in TigerVNC's x0vncserver. The update fixes these vulnerabilities to improve security.
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Technical Summary
This advisory covers several security flaws in TigerVNC and the X.Org X server (xwayland) components within Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2. The vulnerabilities include integer underflow leading to denial of service (CVE-2026-33999), out-of-bounds reads causing information disclosure and denial of service (CVE-2026-34000, CVE-2026-34002, CVE-2026-34003), a use-after-free vulnerability potentially causing server crashes and memory corruption (CVE-2026-34001), and incorrect permission handling in TigerVNC's x0vncserver leading to information disclosure, data manipulation, and denial of service (CVE-2026-34352). These issues affect the remote display system functionality and could impact system stability and confidentiality if exploited.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in denial of service conditions, information disclosure, data manipulation, and potential memory corruption on affected systems running TigerVNC and X.Org X server components. This may disrupt remote desktop services and expose sensitive information or allow unauthorized data changes.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released security updates for TigerVNC and related X.Org X server components in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the provided updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:20576 to remediate these issues. For update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No indication of alternative mitigations or that no action is required is provided; applying the official patches is recommended.
Red Hat Security Advisory: tigervnc security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified and addressed in TigerVNC and the X.Org X server components used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2. These include denial of service, information disclosure, use-after-free, and data manipulation issues affecting XKB handling in xwayland and permission handling in TigerVNC's x0vncserver. The update fixes these vulnerabilities to improve security.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers several security flaws in TigerVNC and the X.Org X server (xwayland) components within Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2. The vulnerabilities include integer underflow leading to denial of service (CVE-2026-33999), out-of-bounds reads causing information disclosure and denial of service (CVE-2026-34000, CVE-2026-34002, CVE-2026-34003), a use-after-free vulnerability potentially causing server crashes and memory corruption (CVE-2026-34001), and incorrect permission handling in TigerVNC's x0vncserver leading to information disclosure, data manipulation, and denial of service (CVE-2026-34352). These issues affect the remote display system functionality and could impact system stability and confidentiality if exploited.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could result in denial of service conditions, information disclosure, data manipulation, and potential memory corruption on affected systems running TigerVNC and X.Org X server components. This may disrupt remote desktop services and expose sensitive information or allow unauthorized data changes.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released security updates for TigerVNC and related X.Org X server components in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the provided updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:20576 to remediate these issues. For update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No indication of alternative mitigations or that no action is required is provided; applying the official patches is recommended.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:20576
- Cve Count
- 6
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-34000","CVE-2026-34001","CVE-2026-34002","CVE-2026-34003","CVE-2026-34352"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a160980e29bf47b5064cbc3
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:40 UTC
Last enriched: 07/13/2026, 10:48:43 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 88
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