Synopsis
Moderate: libvncserver security update
Type/Severity
Security Advisory: Moderate
Topic
An update for libvncserver is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. 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.
Description
LibVNCServer is a C library that enables you to implement VNC server functionality into own programs.
Security Fix(es):
- libvncserver: Improper input sanitization in rfbProcessClientNormalMessage in rfbserver.c (CVE-2018-7225)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
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
Affected Products
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server 7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 7.6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Extended Update Support 7.5 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - AUS 7.6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation 7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop 7 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian 7 ppc64le
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.6 ppc64le
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian - Extended Update Support 7.5 ppc64le
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - TUS 7.6 x86_64
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (for IBM Power LE) - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 ppc64le
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server - Update Services for SAP Solutions 7.6 x86_64
Fixes
- BZ - 1546858 - CVE-2018-7225 libvncserver: Improper input sanitization in rfbProcessClientNormalMessage in rfbserver.c
CVEs
References
Vulmon