A libvncserver security update has been released for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.0.
RHSA-2020:3588-01: Important: libvncserver security update
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Red Hat Security Advisory
Synopsis: Important: libvncserver security update
Advisory ID: RHSA-2020:3588-01
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Advisory URL: https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:3588
Issue date: 2020-09-01
CVE Names: CVE-2017-18922
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1. Summary:
An update for libvncserver is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions.
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 Enterprise Linux AppStream E4S (v. 8.0) - 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 E4S (v. 8.0):
Source:
libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_0.3.src.rpm
ppc64le:
libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_0.3.ppc64le.rpm
libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_0.3.ppc64le.rpm
libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_0.3.ppc64le.rpm
x86_64:
libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_0.3.i686.rpm
libvncserver-0.9.11-9.el8_0.3.x86_64.rpm
libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_0.3.i686.rpm
libvncserver-debuginfo-0.9.11-9.el8_0.3.x86_64.rpm
libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_0.3.i686.rpm
libvncserver-debugsource-0.9.11-9.el8_0.3.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/
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