Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) used by the xfreerdp client to connect to various RDP servers. These vulnerabilities include heap buffer overflows and use-after-free bugs that can lead to denial of service and potential arbitrary code execution when interacting with a malicious RDP server. The issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related CodeReady Linux Builder variants. Red Hat has issued an important security update addressing these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
FreeRDP contains several critical memory corruption vulnerabilities, including heap buffer overflows and use-after-free conditions, that can be triggered by a malicious RDP server. These vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-23530, CVE-2026-23531, CVE-2026-23532, CVE-2026-23533, CVE-2026-23534, CVE-2026-23883, CVE-2026-23884) may allow denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the client side. The issues affect the xfreerdp client in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and associated CodeReady Linux Builder products. Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages (version 2.11.7-1.el9_7.1) to remediate these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a malicious RDP server to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code on the client system running the vulnerable FreeRDP version. This poses a significant risk to systems using xfreerdp to connect to untrusted or compromised RDP servers.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products should apply the security update RHSA-2026:2048 promptly. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) used by the xfreerdp client to connect to various RDP servers. These vulnerabilities include heap buffer overflows and use-after-free bugs that can lead to denial of service and potential arbitrary code execution when interacting with a malicious RDP server. The issues affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related CodeReady Linux Builder variants. Red Hat has issued an important security update addressing these vulnerabilities.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
FreeRDP contains several critical memory corruption vulnerabilities, including heap buffer overflows and use-after-free conditions, that can be triggered by a malicious RDP server. These vulnerabilities (CVE-2026-23530, CVE-2026-23531, CVE-2026-23532, CVE-2026-23533, CVE-2026-23534, CVE-2026-23883, CVE-2026-23884) may allow denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the client side. The issues affect the xfreerdp client in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and associated CodeReady Linux Builder products. Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages (version 2.11.7-1.el9_7.1) to remediate these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow a malicious RDP server to cause denial of service or execute arbitrary code on the client system running the vulnerable FreeRDP version. This poses a significant risk to systems using xfreerdp to connect to untrusted or compromised RDP servers.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages that address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products should apply the security update RHSA-2026:2048 promptly. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for detailed update instructions. No additional mitigations are specified by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:2048
- Cve Count
- 7
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-23531","CVE-2026-23532","CVE-2026-23533","CVE-2026-23534","CVE-2026-23883","CVE-2026-23884"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a27e99f8dd33fbd8516cc26
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 10:23:27 AM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 10:48:50 AM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:13:42 AM
Views: 3
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