Red Hat Security Advisory: tigervnc security update
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-9632) exists in the tigervnc component of the xorg-x11-server package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. This vulnerability could allow privilege escalation. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with an update to address this issue. The update is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security. The vulnerability affects multiple architectures of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ELS. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory.
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Technical Summary
CVE-2024-9632 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the tigervnc component of the xorg-x11-server package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This flaw could be exploited to escalate privileges on affected systems. Red Hat has issued security advisories RHSA-2024:9901 and RHSA-2024:10090 providing updated tigervnc packages that fix this vulnerability for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Life Cycle Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 variants. The advisories include detailed package updates and instructions for remediation.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges on the affected system. This could lead to unauthorized administrative access. However, there are no known exploits in the wild currently. The vulnerability is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security, indicating a significant security impact if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided tigervnc package updates for their respective Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions as detailed in advisories RHSA-2024:9901 and RHSA-2024:10090. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. Applying these updates fully mitigates the vulnerability. No additional action is required beyond applying the official patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: tigervnc security update
Description
A heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability (CVE-2024-9632) exists in the tigervnc component of the xorg-x11-server package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. This vulnerability could allow privilege escalation. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with an update to address this issue. The update is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security. The vulnerability affects multiple architectures of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ELS. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory.
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2024-9632 is a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the tigervnc component of the xorg-x11-server package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. This flaw could be exploited to escalate privileges on affected systems. Red Hat has issued security advisories RHSA-2024:9901 and RHSA-2024:10090 providing updated tigervnc packages that fix this vulnerability for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Life Cycle Support and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 variants. The advisories include detailed package updates and instructions for remediation.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to escalate privileges on the affected system. This could lead to unauthorized administrative access. However, there are no known exploits in the wild currently. The vulnerability is rated as Important by Red Hat Product Security, indicating a significant security impact if exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided tigervnc package updates for their respective Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions as detailed in advisories RHSA-2024:9901 and RHSA-2024:10090. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. Applying these updates fully mitigates the vulnerability. No additional action is required beyond applying the official patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2024:9901
- Cve Count
- 1
Threat ID: 6a3da1ea4853345fc182fe3d
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:47:22 UTC
Last enriched: 08/07/2026, 01:00:28 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:36:49 UTC
Views: 105
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