Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol client. These include heap buffer overflows and use-after-free flaws that can lead to denial of service and potential arbitrary code execution when connecting to a malicious RDP server. The issues affect the FreeRDP client used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. 0 Extended Update Support and related CodeReady Linux Builder variants. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updates addressing these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers seven distinct security vulnerabilities in FreeRDP, including heap buffer overflows (CVE-2026-23530, CVE-2026-23531, CVE-2026-23532, CVE-2026-23533, CVE-2026-23534) and use-after-free (CVE-2026-23884), as well as arbitrary code execution and denial of service issues (CVE-2026-23883). These vulnerabilities arise from improper handling of data from malicious RDP servers, potentially allowing attackers to cause crashes or execute code on the client system. The affected software is the FreeRDP client distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support and associated CodeReady Linux Builder products. Red Hat has released updated packages to remediate these issues.
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 FreeRDP. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected client machine. The impact is significant given the potential for remote code execution triggered by connecting to a hostile server.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released security updates for FreeRDP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support and related CodeReady Linux Builder products. Users should apply these official patches as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:2952 (https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2952) to remediate the vulnerabilities. Patch status is confirmed as official-fix by Red Hat. No additional mitigations are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided updates.
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol client. These include heap buffer overflows and use-after-free flaws that can lead to denial of service and potential arbitrary code execution when connecting to a malicious RDP server. The issues affect the FreeRDP client used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. 0 Extended Update Support and related CodeReady Linux Builder variants. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updates addressing these vulnerabilities.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers seven distinct security vulnerabilities in FreeRDP, including heap buffer overflows (CVE-2026-23530, CVE-2026-23531, CVE-2026-23532, CVE-2026-23533, CVE-2026-23534) and use-after-free (CVE-2026-23884), as well as arbitrary code execution and denial of service issues (CVE-2026-23883). These vulnerabilities arise from improper handling of data from malicious RDP servers, potentially allowing attackers to cause crashes or execute code on the client system. The affected software is the FreeRDP client distributed with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support and associated CodeReady Linux Builder products. Red Hat has released updated packages to remediate these issues.
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 FreeRDP. This compromises the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected client machine. The impact is significant given the potential for remote code execution triggered by connecting to a hostile server.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released security updates for FreeRDP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support and related CodeReady Linux Builder products. Users should apply these official patches as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:2952 (https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2952) to remediate the vulnerabilities. Patch status is confirmed as official-fix by Red Hat. No additional mitigations are indicated beyond applying the vendor-provided updates.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:2952
- 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: 6a27e9938dd33fbd8516ab3f
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 10:23:15 AM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 10:39:25 AM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 6:49:05 AM
Views: 4
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