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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-7393: Security patch for tigervnc (ALAS-2017-879)

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Amazon Linux AMI: CVE-2017-7393: Security patch for tigervnc (ALAS-2017-879)

Severity
7
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Published
03/31/2017
Created
07/25/2018
Added
09/01/2017
Modified
02/02/2018

Description

In TigerVNC 1.7.1 (VNCSConnectionST.cxx VNCSConnectionST::fence), an authenticated client can cause a double free, leading to denial of service or potentially code execution.

Solution(s)

  • amazon-linux-upgrade-tigervnc

References

  • RHSA-2017:2000
  • ALAS-2017-879
  • 97305
  • GLSA-201801-13
  • CVE-2017-7393

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