Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) 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 vulnerabilities affect FreeRDP versions included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates addressing these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
FreeRDP contains several critical vulnerabilities including heap buffer overflows (CVE-2026-23530, CVE-2026-23531, CVE-2026-23532, CVE-2026-23533) and use-after-free (CVE-2026-23884) that can be triggered by a malicious RDP server. These vulnerabilities may allow denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the client side. The affected product is the freerdp package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages (version 2.4.1-3.el9_0) that fix these issues. The advisory references multiple CVEs and provides detailed package updates for various architectures.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service or remote code execution on systems running vulnerable versions of FreeRDP when connecting to a malicious RDP server. This compromises the security and stability of the client system, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash the client application.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update RHSA-2026:2770 promptly to remediate these issues. For update instructions and package details, refer to the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2770 and https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.
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) 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 vulnerabilities affect FreeRDP versions included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. 0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates addressing these issues.
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
FreeRDP contains several critical vulnerabilities including heap buffer overflows (CVE-2026-23530, CVE-2026-23531, CVE-2026-23532, CVE-2026-23533) and use-after-free (CVE-2026-23884) that can be triggered by a malicious RDP server. These vulnerabilities may allow denial of service or arbitrary code execution on the client side. The affected product is the freerdp package as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages (version 2.4.1-3.el9_0) that fix these issues. The advisory references multiple CVEs and provides detailed package updates for various architectures.
Potential Impact
Exploitation of these vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service or remote code execution on systems running vulnerable versions of FreeRDP when connecting to a malicious RDP server. This compromises the security and stability of the client system, potentially allowing attackers to execute arbitrary code or crash the client application.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update RHSA-2026:2770 promptly to remediate these issues. For update instructions and package details, refer to the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2770 and https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:2770
- Cve Count
- 6
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-23531","CVE-2026-23532","CVE-2026-23533","CVE-2026-23883","CVE-2026-23884"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a27e9938dd33fbd8516ab7a
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 10:23:15 AM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 10:40:14 AM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:10:34 AM
Views: 2
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