Dear Release Managers,
I would like to close these bugs regarding trixie through p-u:
https://bugs.debian.org/1138174
https://bugs.debian.org/1138253
[ Reason ]
This fixes CVE-2026-44988 and CVE-2026-50538 for trixie.
[ Impact ]
CVE-2026-44988: A malicious VNC server can send a crafted
FramebufferUpdate rectangle which makes the client write beyond fixed-
size Gradient buffers.
CVE-2026-50538: A malicious VNC server can force a connecting
libvncclient to write attacker-controlled data past the end of its
framebuffer without the need of authentication.
[ Tests ]
Build test and autopkgtest locally and on debusine.d.n:
https://debusine.debian.net/debian/developers/work-request/844164/
[ Risks ]
I consider the risks low as the fix consists exactly of upstream's
commits:
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/5b27054
https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/540332b
[ Checklist ]
[x] *all* changes are documented in the d/changelog
[x] I reviewed all changes and I approve them
[x] attach debdiff against the package in stable
[x] the issue is verified as fixed in unstable