CVE-2026-109833 PUBLISHED

Gnome-remote-desktop: heap buffer overflow in gnome-remote-desktop vnc tls peek buffer handling allows remote denial of service

Assigner: redhat
Reserved: 13.10.2026 Published: 13.10.2026 Updated: 13.10.2026

A flaw was found in gnome-remote-desktop as shipped in Red Hat Enterprise Linux. In the VNC TLS read path, partial consumption of the internal peek buffer incorrectly moves remaining peeked bytes into the caller-supplied buffer instead of compacting the peek buffer. A remote attacker who can reach an enabled VNC TLS listener and trigger a peek/read size mismatch can cause an out-of-bounds write, leading to denial of service.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Score: 5.9

Product Status

Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Versions Default: unaffected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Versions Default: affected
Vendor Red Hat
Product Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Versions Default: affected

Workarounds

If VNC is not required, disable the gnome-remote-desktop VNC service. If it must remain enabled, restrict the VNC listener to trusted hosts or management networks using host-based firewall rules.

Credits

  • Red Hat would like to thank Aisle Research for reporting this issue.

References

Problem Types

  • Stack-based Buffer Overflow CWE