USN-3877-1: LibVNCServer vulnerabilities
31 January 2019
Several security issues were fixed in LibVNCServer.
Releases
Packages
- libvncserver - vnc server library
Details
It was discovered that LibVNCServer incorrectly handled certain operations.
A remote attacker able to connect to applications using LibVNCServer could
possibly use this issue to obtain sensitive information, cause a denial of
service, or execute arbitrary code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 18.10
Ubuntu 18.04
Ubuntu 16.04
Ubuntu 14.04
After a standard system update you need to restart LibVNCServer
applications to make all the necessary changes.
Related notices
- USN-4547-1: italc, italc-master, libitalccore, italc-client
- USN-4587-1: libitalccore, italc, italc-master, italc-client, italc-management-console
- USN-4547-2: ssvnc