Description
A heap buffer overflow vulnerability was found in GStreamer's rfbsrc plugin. When a client connects to a malicious RFB/VNC server that advertises a 16bpp framebuffer and sends Hextile-encoded updates, the Hextile background fill path writes 32-bit pixel values into a buffer allocated for 16-bit pixels. This type mismatch causes an out-of-bounds heap write that can lead to denial of service (process crash) and potential memory corruption.
Affected products
Version statuses are supplied by the assigning organization. Consult the original record for detailed ranges and platform conditions.
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Default version status: affected
0:1.26.7-2.el10_2.6 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.24.11-3.el10_0.6 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.10.4-7.el7_9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support
Default version status: affected
0:0.10.23-26.el7_9 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-9.el8_10.1 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-4.el8_4.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-4.el8_4.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-4.el8_6.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-4.el8_6.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-4.el8_8.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.16.1-4.el8_8.4 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Default version status: affected
0:1.22.12-7.el9_8.3 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.18.4-9.el9_2.5 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Default version status: affected
0:1.22.1-6.el9_4.6 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
Default version status: affected
0:1.22.12-5.el9_6.6 to < *unaffected
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Default version status: affected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47179 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47180 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47731 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54658 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54659 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54660 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54664 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54665 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54752 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56658 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56772 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62532 ↗
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-59691 ↗
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2497343 ↗
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer-security/-/merge_requests/100 ↗
- https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/gstreamer/gstreamer/-/work_items/5173 ↗