Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. The xfreerdp client can connect to RDP servers such as Microsoft Windows machines, xrdp, and VirtualBox. Security Fix(es): * FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Memory disclosure or denial of service via crafted RDP update orders (CVE-2026-67301) * FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via crafted smartcard cache requests (CVE-2026-67288) * FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via heap out-of-bounds read (CVE-2026-67291) * FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Heap-buffer-overflow allows arbitrary code execution via crafted RPC response (CVE-2026-55194) 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.
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. The xfreerdp client can connect to RDP servers such as Microsoft Windows machines, xrdp, and VirtualBox. Security Fix(es): * FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Memory disclosure or denial of service via crafted RDP update orders (CVE-2026-67301) * FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via crafted smartcard cache requests (CVE-2026-67288) * FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via heap out-of-bounds read (CVE-2026-67291) * FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Heap-buffer-overflow allows arbitrary code execution via crafted RPC response (CVE-2026-55194) 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
pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.4?arch=source&distro=xenialpkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4+esm6?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.04.2?arch=source&distro=bionicpkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2+esm4?arch=source&distro=esm-infra/focalpkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.11?arch=source&distro=jammypkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1?arch=source&distro=noblepkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm6?arch=source&distro=esm-apps/noblepkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-2ubuntu0.5?arch=source&distro=questingpkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1?arch=source&distro=resoluteRun on your own infrastructure? Check whether these packages are installed with threat-finder — our free open-source scanner.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Osv Id
- UBUNTU-CVE-2026-55194
- Osv Schema Version
- 1.7.0
- Ecosystems
- ["Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:18.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:20.04:LTS","Ubuntu:22.04:LTS","Ubuntu:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:Pro:24.04:LTS","Ubuntu:25.10","Ubuntu:26.04:LTS"]
Threat ID: 6a5e7a702a4a8d59899de94c
Added to database: 07/20/2026, 19:43:44 UTC
Last enriched: 08/21/2026, 17:14:22 UTC
Last updated: 09/15/2026, 01:45:46 UTC
Views: 39
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