Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol used by the xfreerdp client. These include denial of service via use-after-free and double free, heap-buffer-overflow, out-of-bounds read, division-by-zero, information disclosure, and memory corruption that can lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. The vulnerabilities affect FreeRDP versions included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updates to address these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers ten distinct vulnerabilities in FreeRDP, including heap use-after-free during auto-reconnect (CVE-2026-25997), use-after-free (CVE-2026-25952), double free during disconnect (CVE-2026-26986), heap-buffer-overflow via out-of-bounds cacheId (CVE-2026-29775), out-of-bounds read in ADPCM decoders due to missing bounds checks (CVE-2026-31885), division-by-zero in ADPCM decoders when nBlockAlign is zero (CVE-2026-31884), denial of service via crafted audio data (CVE-2026-31883), information disclosure via heap memory out-of-bounds read (CVE-2026-33985), information disclosure and denial of service via heap-buffer-overflow read (CVE-2026-33982), and memory corruption allowing denial of service or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-33987). These vulnerabilities affect FreeRDP as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related builds. Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these issues as detailed in advisory RHSA-2026:16014.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can cause denial of service conditions through memory corruption issues such as use-after-free, double free, heap-buffer-overflow, out-of-bounds reads, and division-by-zero errors. Some vulnerabilities also allow information disclosure via out-of-bounds memory reads. Critically, one memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2026-33987) may enable arbitrary code execution. These impacts affect the stability and confidentiality of systems using vulnerable FreeRDP versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for FreeRDP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official security updates as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:16014. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No other mitigations or workarounds are specified by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol used by the xfreerdp client. These include denial of service via use-after-free and double free, heap-buffer-overflow, out-of-bounds read, division-by-zero, information disclosure, and memory corruption that can lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. The vulnerabilities affect FreeRDP versions included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updates to address these issues.
Affected software
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers ten distinct vulnerabilities in FreeRDP, including heap use-after-free during auto-reconnect (CVE-2026-25997), use-after-free (CVE-2026-25952), double free during disconnect (CVE-2026-26986), heap-buffer-overflow via out-of-bounds cacheId (CVE-2026-29775), out-of-bounds read in ADPCM decoders due to missing bounds checks (CVE-2026-31885), division-by-zero in ADPCM decoders when nBlockAlign is zero (CVE-2026-31884), denial of service via crafted audio data (CVE-2026-31883), information disclosure via heap memory out-of-bounds read (CVE-2026-33985), information disclosure and denial of service via heap-buffer-overflow read (CVE-2026-33982), and memory corruption allowing denial of service or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-33987). These vulnerabilities affect FreeRDP as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related builds. Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these issues as detailed in advisory RHSA-2026:16014.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can cause denial of service conditions through memory corruption issues such as use-after-free, double free, heap-buffer-overflow, out-of-bounds reads, and division-by-zero errors. Some vulnerabilities also allow information disclosure via out-of-bounds memory reads. Critically, one memory corruption vulnerability (CVE-2026-33987) may enable arbitrary code execution. These impacts affect the stability and confidentiality of systems using vulnerable FreeRDP versions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for FreeRDP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official security updates as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:16014. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No other mitigations or workarounds are specified by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:16014
- Cve Count
- 10
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-25997","CVE-2026-26986","CVE-2026-29775","CVE-2026-31883","CVE-2026-31884","CVE-2026-31885","CVE-2026-33982","CVE-2026-33985","CVE-2026-33987"]
Threat ID: 6a16097ee29bf47b5064a694
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:38 UTC
Last enriched: 08/18/2026, 14:08:14 UTC
Last updated: 09/13/2026, 22:01:32 UTC
Views: 68
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