SUSE · security update for tigervnc
Affects SUSESource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade to 7.9.0 when convenient.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- EPSS
- 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 59% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 7.9.0
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Nov 2024
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
Upgrade SUSE to 7.9.0.
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
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| SUSE Product Security Team SUSE | Affected
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has issued an official security update that fixes this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support should apply the provided tigervnc package update as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2024:9901. Patch status is confirmed as fixed by the vendor advisory. No additional mitigation steps are specified or required beyond applying the 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 an important security update to address this issue. The vulnerability affects multiple architectures of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 ELS. No CVSS score is provided in the advisory.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:9901 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2317233 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2024/rhsa-2024_9901.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:10090 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2024/rhsa-2024_10090.json (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8798 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2024/rhsa-2024_8798.json (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/support/security/rating/ (opens in a new tab)
- ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/csaf/rhsa-2024_10090.json (opens in a new tab)
- lists.suse.com/pipermail/suse-liberty-linux-updates/2024-November/000572.html (opens in a new tab)
- suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-9632/ (opens in a new tab)