openSUSE: 2020:0978-1 Important: LibVNCServer Remote Code Execution Risk
opensuse
July 17, 2020
An update that fixes one vulnerability is now available.
Description
This update for LibVNCServer fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2017-18922: Fixed an issue which could have allowed to an attacker
to pre-auth overwrite a function pointer which subsequently used leading
to potential remote code execution (bsc#1173477).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
Patch
Patch Instructions:
To install this openSUSE Security Update use the SUSE recommended installation methods
like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:
- openSUSE Leap 15.2:
zypper in -t patch openSUSE-2020-978=1
Package List
- openSUSE Leap 15.2 (i586 x86_64):
LibVNCServer-debugsource-0.9.10-lp152.9.4.1
LibVNCServer-devel-0.9.10-lp152.9.4.1
libvncclient0-0.9.10-lp152.9.4.1
libvncclient0-debuginfo-0.9.10-lp152.9.4.1
libvncserver0-0.9.10-lp152.9.4.1
libvncserver0-debuginfo-0.9.10-lp152.9.4.1
References
https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18922.html
https://bugzilla.suse.com/1173477
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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2020:0978-1
Rating: important
Affected Products:
openSUSE Leap 15.2
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