Understanding TigerVNC Vulnerabilities and Their Impact on Gentoo Linux Security
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.
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.