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 Severity: Normal
    Title: TigerVNC: Multiple Vulnerabilities
     Date: July 05, 2024
     Bugs: #700464
       ID: 202407-14

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Synopsis
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Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in TigerVNC, the worst of
which could lead to remote code execution.

Background
==========

TigerVNC is a high-performance VNC server/client.

Affected packages
=================

Package            Vulnerable    Unaffected
-----------------  ------------  ------------
net-misc/tigervnc  < 1.12.0-r2   >= 1.12.0-r2

Description
===========

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in TigerVNC. Please review
the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact
======

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround
==========

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution
==========

All TigerVNC users should upgrade to the latest version:

  # emerge --sync
  # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/tigervnc-1.12.0-r2"

References
==========

[ 1 ] CVE-2019-15691
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15691
[ 2 ] CVE-2019-15692
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15692
[ 3 ] CVE-2019-15694
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15694
[ 4 ] CVE-2019-15695
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15695
[ 5 ] CVE-2020-26117
      https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26117

Availability
============

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at
the Gentoo Security Website:

 https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-14

Concerns?
=========

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the
confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost
importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to
security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at
https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License
=======

Copyright 2024 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text
belongs to its owner(s).

The contents of this document are licensed under the
Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5

Understanding TigerVNC Vulnerabilities and Their Impact on Gentoo Linux Security

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in TigerVNC, the worst of which could lead to remote code execution.

Summary

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in TigerVNC. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Resolution

All TigerVNC users should upgrade to the latest version:
# emerge --sync # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/tigervnc-1.12.0-r2"

References


[ 1 ] CVE-2019-15691 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15691 [ 2 ] CVE-2019-15692 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15692 [ 3 ] CVE-2019-15694 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15694 [ 4 ] CVE-2019-15695 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15695 [ 5 ] CVE-2020-26117 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-26117

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website:
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202407-14

Concerns


Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users' machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

Severity
Severity: Normal
Title: TigerVNC: Multiple Vulnerabilities
Date: July 05, 2024
Bugs: #700464
ID: 202407-14

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in TigerVNC, the worst of which could lead to remote code execution.

Background

TigerVNC is a high-performance VNC server/client.

Affected Packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected ----------------- ------------ ------------ net-misc/tigervnc < 1.12.0-r2 >= 1.12.0-r2

Impact

Please review the referenced CVE identifiers for details.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

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