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Red Hat: RHSA-2020-3456 Important: libvncserver Buffer Overflow

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An update for libvncserver is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
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====================================================================                   Red Hat Security Advisory

Synopsis:          Important: libvncserver security update
Advisory ID:       RHSA-2020:3456-01
Product:           Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL:      https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3456
Issue date:        2020-08-17
CVE Names:         CVE-2017-18922 
====================================================================
1. Summary:

An update for libvncserver is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8.1 Extended Update Support.

Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact
of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,
which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability
from the CVE link(s) in the References section.

2. Relevant releases/architectures:

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 8.1) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) - ppc64le, x86_64

3. Description:

LibVNCServer is a C library that enables you to implement VNC server
functionality into own programs.

Security Fix(es):

* libvncserver: websocket decoding buffer overflow (CVE-2017-18922)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS
score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE
page(s) listed in the References section.

4. Solution:

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes
described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

5. Bugs fixed (https://bugzilla.redhat.com/):

1852356 - CVE-2017-18922 libvncserver: websocket decoding buffer overflow

6. Package List:

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1):

Source:
libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.src.rpm

ppc64le:
libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.ppc64le.rpm
libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.ppc64le.rpm
libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.ppc64le.rpm

x86_64:
libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.i686.rpm
libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.x86_64.rpm
libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.i686.rpm
libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.x86_64.rpm
libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.i686.rpm
libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.x86_64.rpm

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 8.1):

Source:
libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.src.rpm

aarch64:
libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.aarch64.rpm
libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.aarch64.rpm
libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.aarch64.rpm
libvncserver-devel-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.aarch64.rpm

ppc64le:
libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.ppc64le.rpm
libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.ppc64le.rpm
libvncserver-devel-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.ppc64le.rpm

s390x:
libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.s390x.rpm
libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.s390x.rpm
libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.s390x.rpm
libvncserver-devel-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.s390x.rpm

x86_64:
libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.i686.rpm
libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.x86_64.rpm
libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.i686.rpm
libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.x86_64.rpm
libvncserver-devel-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.i686.rpm
libvncserver-devel-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.x86_64.rpm

These packages are GPG signed by Red Hat for security.  Our key and
details on how to verify the signature are available from
https://access.redhat.com/security/team/key/

7. References:

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18922
https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

8. Contact:

The Red Hat security contact is . More contact
details at https://access.redhat.com/security/team/contact/

Copyright 2020 Red Hat, Inc.
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Red Hat: RHSA-2020-3456 Important: libvncserver Buffer Overflow

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Calendar Grey August 17, 2020
Dist Redhat Esm H88
Critical enhancement for libvncserver improves protection in Red Hat Enterprise Linux, tackling a significant buffer overflow vulnerability.
An update for libvncserver is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.1 Extended Update Support

Solution

For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to:

https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258

Summary

LibVNCServer is a C library that enables you to implement VNC server functionality into own programs.
Security Fix(es):
* libvncserver: websocket decoding buffer overflow (CVE-2017-18922)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-18922 https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/#important

Package List

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1):
Source: libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.src.rpm
ppc64le: libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.ppc64le.rpm libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.ppc64le.rpm libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64: libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.i686.rpm libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.x86_64.rpm libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.i686.rpm libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.x86_64.rpm libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.i686.rpm libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.x86_64.rpm
Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 8.1):
Source: libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.src.rpm
aarch64: libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.aarch64.rpm libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.aarch64.rpm libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.aarch64.rpm libvncserver-devel-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.aarch64.rpm
ppc64le: libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.ppc64le.rpm libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.ppc64le.rpm libvncserver-devel-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.ppc64le.rpm
s390x: libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.s390x.rpm libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.s390x.rpm libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.s390x.rpm libvncserver-devel-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.s390x.rpm
x86_64: libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_1.3.i686.rpm

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Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:3456-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Issue date: 2020-08-17

Topic

An update for libvncserver is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux8.1 Extended Update Support.Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impactof Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score,which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerabilityfrom the CVE link(s) in the References section.

Relevant Releases Architectures

Red Hat CodeReady Linux Builder EUS (v. 8.1) - aarch64, ppc64le, s390x, x86_64

Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream EUS (v. 8.1) - ppc64le, x86_64

Bugs Fixed

1852356 - CVE-2017-18922 libvncserver: websocket decoding buffer overflow

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