Fedora 36 update for tigervnc



Risk Low
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2023-1393
CWE-ID CWE-416
Exploitation vector Local
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Fedora
Operating systems & Components / Operating system

tigervnc
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Fedoraproject

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU74180

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 5.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-1393

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when processing deletion of a compositor overlay window. A local user can trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.


Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's repository.

Vulnerable software versions

Fedora: 36

tigervnc: before 1.13.1-3.fc36

CPE2.3 External links

http://bodhi.fedoraproject.org/updates/FEDORA-2023-6f3f9ee721


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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