ALBA-2020:1560 tigervnc bugfix and enhancement update
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Check this codebase for ALBA-2020:1560 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: ALBA-2020:1560 is a vulnerability in tigervnc-server-applet, published on 23 Apr 2020.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of ALBA-2020:1560 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: tigervnc-server-applet. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/ALBA-2020-1560/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/ALBA-2020-1560/index.md)
TigerVNC exits at startup, causing a denial of service for remote desktop connections.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not stated
- Attackable
- Not stated
- Victim action needed
- Not stated
- Fix
- Available
What is ALBA-2020:1560?
ALBA-2020:1560 is a vulnerability in tigervnc-server-applet, published on 23 Apr 2020.
Official description
Virtual Network Computing (VNC) is a remote display system which allows users to view a computing desktop environment not only on the machine where it is running, but from anywhere on the Internet and from a wide variety of machine architectures. TigerVNC is a suite of VNC servers and clients.
Bug Fix(es) and Enhancement(s):
- TigerVNC exits at startup. (BZ#1826839)
Which versions are affected by ALBA-2020:1560?
Linux distribution packages (1)
tigervnc-server-applet AlmaLinux:8 | All versions | 1.9.0-15.el8_1 |
How do I fix ALBA-2020:1560?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is ALBA-2020:1560 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of ALBA-2020:1560 in the wild and no public exploit code.