Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) used by the xfreerdp client to connect to RDP servers. These vulnerabilities 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 may lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. Red Hat has issued a security advisory for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products addressing these issues with a security impact rated as moderate.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
FreeRDP contains multiple security flaws 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 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 CodeReady Linux Builder products. Red Hat has released updated packages to address these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively allow attackers to cause denial of service conditions through use-after-free, double free, heap-buffer-overflow, out-of-bounds reads, and division-by-zero errors. Additionally, some flaws may lead to information disclosure or memory corruption that could enable arbitrary code execution. The impact ranges from service disruption to potential remote code execution depending on the specific vulnerability exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:16014 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) used by the xfreerdp client to connect to RDP servers. These vulnerabilities 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 may lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. Red Hat has issued a security advisory for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products addressing these issues with a security impact rated as moderate.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
FreeRDP contains multiple security flaws 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 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 CodeReady Linux Builder products. Red Hat has released updated packages to address these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively allow attackers to cause denial of service conditions through use-after-free, double free, heap-buffer-overflow, out-of-bounds reads, and division-by-zero errors. Additionally, some flaws may lead to information disclosure or memory corruption that could enable arbitrary code execution. The impact ranges from service disruption to potential remote code execution depending on the specific vulnerability exploited.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:16014 and the referenced article https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 to remediate these issues. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
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"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a16097ee29bf47b5064a694
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:38 UTC
Last enriched: 07/13/2026, 10:57:04 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 47
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