Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol client used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. These include several denial of service issues caused by use-after-free, double free, heap-buffer-overflow, out-of-bounds reads, and division-by-zero errors, as well as information disclosure and memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. The vulnerabilities affect various components such as auto-reconnect, disconnect handling, bitmap cache, ADPCM audio decoders, and crafted audio data processing. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updates addressing these issues for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products. The update is rated with a moderate security impact by Red Hat Product Security.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
FreeRDP, an open-source RDP client included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, contains multiple security vulnerabilities. These include denial of service via heap use-after-free during auto-reconnect (CVE-2026-25997), denial of service due to use-after-free (CVE-2026-25952), denial of service via double free during disconnect (CVE-2026-26986), heap-buffer-overflow in bitmap_cache_put (CVE-2026-29775), out-of-bounds read and division-by-zero in ADPCM decoders (CVE-2026-31885, 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). Red Hat has released updated packages to address these vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related CodeReady Linux Builder variants.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively allow for denial of service conditions through various memory corruption issues such as use-after-free, double free, heap-buffer-overflow, and division-by-zero errors. Additionally, some vulnerabilities enable information disclosure through out-of-bounds heap reads. The most severe vulnerability (CVE-2026-33987) can lead to memory corruption that allows either denial of service or arbitrary code execution. These issues could impact the stability and security of systems using FreeRDP clients on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 platforms.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for FreeRDP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products that address all listed vulnerabilities. Users and administrators should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the security issues. For detailed update instructions and package information, refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:16014 at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16014. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the provided patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Description
Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol client used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. These include several denial of service issues caused by use-after-free, double free, heap-buffer-overflow, out-of-bounds reads, and division-by-zero errors, as well as information disclosure and memory corruption vulnerabilities that could lead to denial of service or arbitrary code execution. The vulnerabilities affect various components such as auto-reconnect, disconnect handling, bitmap cache, ADPCM audio decoders, and crafted audio data processing. Red Hat has issued a security advisory with updates addressing these issues for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products. The update is rated with a moderate security impact by Red Hat Product Security.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
FreeRDP, an open-source RDP client included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, contains multiple security vulnerabilities. These include denial of service via heap use-after-free during auto-reconnect (CVE-2026-25997), denial of service due to use-after-free (CVE-2026-25952), denial of service via double free during disconnect (CVE-2026-26986), heap-buffer-overflow in bitmap_cache_put (CVE-2026-29775), out-of-bounds read and division-by-zero in ADPCM decoders (CVE-2026-31885, 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). Red Hat has released updated packages to address these vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related CodeReady Linux Builder variants.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities collectively allow for denial of service conditions through various memory corruption issues such as use-after-free, double free, heap-buffer-overflow, and division-by-zero errors. Additionally, some vulnerabilities enable information disclosure through out-of-bounds heap reads. The most severe vulnerability (CVE-2026-33987) can lead to memory corruption that allows either denial of service or arbitrary code execution. These issues could impact the stability and security of systems using FreeRDP clients on affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 platforms.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for FreeRDP in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products that address all listed vulnerabilities. Users and administrators should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the security issues. For detailed update instructions and package information, refer to the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:16014 at https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:16014. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the provided 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-2026:16014
- 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: 5/26/2026, 8:58:38 PM
Last enriched: 5/26/2026, 10:37:14 PM
Last updated: 5/27/2026, 5:03:09 AM
Views: 2
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