RHSA-2026:99136: Important: gnome-remote-desktop security update

Published Nov 11, 2026
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Updated

GNOME Remote Desktop is a remote desktop and screen sharing service for the GNOME desktop environment.Security Fix(es): gnome-remote-desktop: gnome-remote-desktop: unauthenticated RDP sockets lack a handshake deadline (CVE-2026-96541) gnome-remote-desktop: Busy-Wait DoS in VNC TLS I/O Handlers (GNUTLSEAGAIN / GNUTLSEINTERRUPTED) (CVE-2026-109832) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Affected Software

12 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/gnome-remote-desktop<40.0-13.el9_8
40.0-13.el9_8
redhat/gnome-remote-desktop<40.0-13.el9_8
40.0-13.el9_8
redhat/gnome-remote-desktop-debuginfo<40.0-13.el9_8
40.0-13.el9_8
redhat/gnome-remote-desktop-debugsource<40.0-13.el9_8
40.0-13.el9_8
redhat/gnome-remote-desktop-debuginfo<40.0-13.el9_8
40.0-13.el9_8
redhat/gnome-remote-desktop-debugsource<40.0-13.el9_8
40.0-13.el9_8
redhat/gnome-remote-desktop<40.0-13.el9_8
40.0-13.el9_8
redhat/gnome-remote-desktop-debuginfo<40.0-13.el9_8
40.0-13.el9_8
redhat/gnome-remote-desktop-debugsource<40.0-13.el9_8
40.0-13.el9_8
redhat/gnome-remote-desktop<40.0-13.el9_8.aa
40.0-13.el9_8.aa
redhat/gnome-remote-desktop-debuginfo<40.0-13.el9_8.aa
40.0-13.el9_8.aa
redhat/gnome-remote-desktop-debugsource<40.0-13.el9_8.aa
40.0-13.el9_8.aa

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/gnome-remote-desktop to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 40.0-13.el9_8
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/gnome-remote-desktop-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 40.0-13.el9_8
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/gnome-remote-desktop-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 40.0-13.el9_8
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/gnome-remote-desktop to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 40.0-13.el9_8.aa
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/gnome-remote-desktop-debuginfo to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 40.0-13.el9_8.aa
  6. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/gnome-remote-desktop-debugsource to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 40.0-13.el9_8.aa

Event History

Nov 11, 2026
Advisory Published
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionAffected Software

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