Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Multiple heap buffer overflow and use-after-free vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol client. These vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service and potential code execution when connecting to malicious RDP servers. The issues affect FreeRDP versions used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. Red Hat has released security updates addressing these vulnerabilities.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
FreeRDP contains several critical security flaws including heap buffer overflows (CVE-2026-23530, CVE-2026-23531, CVE-2026-23532, CVE-2026-23533) and a use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-23884). These vulnerabilities allow a malicious RDP server to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code on the client system. The vulnerabilities affect the xfreerdp client used to connect to RDP servers such as Microsoft Windows, xrdp, and VirtualBox. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2026:2714) with updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can cause denial of service or enable remote code execution on the client system running FreeRDP. This could allow an attacker controlling a malicious RDP server to compromise the client machine. The vulnerabilities affect the heap memory management of FreeRDP, leading to memory corruption conditions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated FreeRDP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:2714. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No indication of alternative mitigations or workarounds is provided; applying the official patch is the recommended remediation.
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Description
Multiple heap buffer overflow and use-after-free vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol client. These vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service and potential code execution when connecting to malicious RDP servers. The issues affect FreeRDP versions used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support. Red Hat has released security updates addressing these vulnerabilities.
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
FreeRDP contains several critical security flaws including heap buffer overflows (CVE-2026-23530, CVE-2026-23531, CVE-2026-23532, CVE-2026-23533) and a use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-23884). These vulnerabilities allow a malicious RDP server to cause denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code on the client system. The vulnerabilities affect the xfreerdp client used to connect to RDP servers such as Microsoft Windows, xrdp, and VirtualBox. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2026:2714) with updated packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities can cause denial of service or enable remote code execution on the client system running FreeRDP. This could allow an attacker controlling a malicious RDP server to compromise the client machine. The vulnerabilities affect the heap memory management of FreeRDP, leading to memory corruption conditions.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated FreeRDP packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:2714. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No indication of alternative mitigations or workarounds is provided; applying the official patch is the recommended remediation.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:2714
- Cve Count
- 5
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-23531","CVE-2026-23532","CVE-2026-23533","CVE-2026-23884"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a27e9938dd33fbd8516ab85
Added to database: 6/9/2026, 10:23:15 AM
Last enriched: 6/9/2026, 10:40:22 AM
Last updated: 6/10/2026, 5:13:40 AM
Views: 3
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