diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libvncserver/libvncserver/CVE-2026-44988.patch b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libvncserver/libvncserver/CVE-2026-44988.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e26abc9db7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libvncserver/libvncserver/CVE-2026-44988.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+From db5779f2bec717f577fb66321b3b079ff156da95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Kang Hee chan <24s101h0659@sonline20.sen.go.kr>
+Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 21:48:54 +0900
+Subject: [PATCH] libvncclient: fix Tight gradient decoding overflow
+
+(cherry picked from commit 5b270544b85233668b98161323297d418a8f5fd1)
+
+CVE: CVE-2026-44988
+Upstream-Status: Backport [https://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver/commit/5b270544b85233668b98161323297d418a8f5fd1]
+Signed-off-by: Ankur Tyagi <ankur.tyagi85@gmail.com>
+---
+ include/rfb/rfbclient.h  |  3 ++-
+ src/libvncclient/tight.c | 10 +++++++---
+ 2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/include/rfb/rfbclient.h b/include/rfb/rfbclient.h
+index a974ff5f..666dcb90 100644
+--- a/include/rfb/rfbclient.h
++++ b/include/rfb/rfbclient.h
+@@ -314,10 +314,11 @@ typedef struct _rfbClient {
+ 	rfbBool zlibStreamActive[4];
+ 
+ 	/* Filter stuff. Should be initialized by filter initialization code. */
++#define TIGHT_GRADIENT_MAX_WIDTH 2048
+ 	rfbBool cutZeros;
+ 	int rectWidth, rectColors;
+ 	char tightPalette[256*4];
+-	uint8_t tightPrevRow[2048*3*sizeof(uint16_t)];
++	uint8_t tightPrevRow[TIGHT_GRADIENT_MAX_WIDTH*3*sizeof(uint16_t)];
+ 
+ #ifdef LIBVNCSERVER_HAVE_LIBJPEG
+ 	/** JPEG decoder state (obsolete-- do not use). */
+diff --git a/src/libvncclient/tight.c b/src/libvncclient/tight.c
+index 57a3715b..dad5514f 100644
+--- a/src/libvncclient/tight.c
++++ b/src/libvncclient/tight.c
+@@ -229,6 +229,11 @@ HandleTightBPP (rfbClient* client, int rx, int ry, int rw, int rh)
+       bitsPixel = InitFilterPaletteBPP(client, rw, rh);
+       break;
+     case rfbTightFilterGradient:
++      if (rw > TIGHT_GRADIENT_MAX_WIDTH) {
++	rfbClientLog("Tight Gradient rectangle width %d exceeds maximum %d.\n",
++		     rw, TIGHT_GRADIENT_MAX_WIDTH);
++	return FALSE;
++      }
+       filterFn = FilterGradientBPP;
+       bitsPixel = InitFilterGradientBPP(client, rw, rh);
+       break;
+@@ -430,7 +435,7 @@ FilterGradient24 (rfbClient* client, int srcx, int srcy, int numRows)
+   CARDBPP *dst =
+     (CARDBPP *)&client->frameBuffer[(srcy * client->width + srcx) * BPP / 8];
+   int x, y, c;
+-  uint8_t thisRow[2048*3];
++  uint8_t thisRow[TIGHT_GRADIENT_MAX_WIDTH*3];
+   uint8_t pix[3];
+   int est[3];
+ 
+@@ -473,7 +478,7 @@ FilterGradientBPP (rfbClient* client, int srcx, int srcy, int numRows)
+   int x, y, c;
+   CARDBPP *src = (CARDBPP *)client->buffer;
+   uint16_t *thatRow = (uint16_t *)client->tightPrevRow;
+-  uint16_t thisRow[2048*3];
++  uint16_t thisRow[TIGHT_GRADIENT_MAX_WIDTH*3];
+   uint16_t pix[3];
+   uint16_t max[3];
+   int shift[3];
+@@ -705,4 +710,3 @@ ReadCompactLen (rfbClient* client)
+ /* LIBVNCSERVER_HAVE_LIBZ and LIBVNCSERVER_HAVE_LIBJPEG */
+ #endif
+ #endif
+-
diff --git a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libvncserver/libvncserver_0.9.15.bb b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libvncserver/libvncserver_0.9.15.bb
index 77612e1626..47e42cd094 100644
--- a/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libvncserver/libvncserver_0.9.15.bb
+++ b/meta-oe/recipes-graphics/libvncserver/libvncserver_0.9.15.bb
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ inherit cmake pkgconfig
 
 SRC_URI = "git://github.com/LibVNC/libvncserver;branch=master;protocol=https;tag=LibVNCServer-${PV} \
            file://0001-CMake-require-at-least-CMake-3.5.patch \
+           file://CVE-2026-44988.patch \
 "
 SRCREV = "9b54b1ec32731bd23158ca014dc18014db4194c3"