Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. The xfreerdp client can connect to RDP servers such as Microsoft Windows machines, xrdp, and VirtualBox. Security Fix(es): * freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of service due to use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-25952) * freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via double free vulnerability during disconnect (CVE-2026-26986) * freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via endless blocking loop in Stream_EnsureCapacity (CVE-2026-27951) * freerdp: FreeRDP has a heap-buffer-overflow in bitmap_cache_put via OOB cacheId (CVE-2026-29775) * freerdp: FreeRDP has an out-of-bounds read in ADPCM decoders due to missing predictor/step_index bounds checks (CVE-2026-31885) * freerdp: FreeRDP has a division-by-zero in ADPCM decoders when `nBlockAlign` is 0 (CVE-2026-31884) * freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via crafted audio data in RDP (CVE-2026-31883) * FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Information disclosure via heap memory out of bounds read (CVE-2026-33985) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
FreeRDP, an open-source RDP client, contains multiple vulnerabilities including denial of service via use-after-free (CVE-2026-25952), double free during disconnect (CVE-2026-26986), endless blocking loop in Stream_EnsureCapacity (CVE-2026-27951), heap-buffer-overflow in bitmap_cache_put (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), and information disclosure via heap memory out-of-bounds read (CVE-2026-33985). These vulnerabilities have been addressed in updated packages provided by Red Hat for their Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. The advisory rates the security impact as moderate and provides updated packages to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service conditions through memory corruption and logic errors, including use-after-free, double free, endless loops, and division-by-zero errors. Additionally, one vulnerability allows information disclosure through out-of-bounds heap memory reads. These issues could disrupt RDP client operations and potentially expose sensitive memory contents. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
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 these official security updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:16485. For update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the provided patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. The xfreerdp client can connect to RDP servers such as Microsoft Windows machines, xrdp, and VirtualBox. Security Fix(es): * freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of service due to use-after-free vulnerability (CVE-2026-25952) * freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via double free vulnerability during disconnect (CVE-2026-26986) * freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via endless blocking loop in Stream_EnsureCapacity (CVE-2026-27951) * freerdp: FreeRDP has a heap-buffer-overflow in bitmap_cache_put via OOB cacheId (CVE-2026-29775) * freerdp: FreeRDP has an out-of-bounds read in ADPCM decoders due to missing predictor/step_index bounds checks (CVE-2026-31885) * freerdp: FreeRDP has a division-by-zero in ADPCM decoders when `nBlockAlign` is 0 (CVE-2026-31884) * freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via crafted audio data in RDP (CVE-2026-31883) * FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Information disclosure via heap memory out of bounds read (CVE-2026-33985) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
FreeRDP, an open-source RDP client, contains multiple vulnerabilities including denial of service via use-after-free (CVE-2026-25952), double free during disconnect (CVE-2026-26986), endless blocking loop in Stream_EnsureCapacity (CVE-2026-27951), heap-buffer-overflow in bitmap_cache_put (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), and information disclosure via heap memory out-of-bounds read (CVE-2026-33985). These vulnerabilities have been addressed in updated packages provided by Red Hat for their Enterprise Linux 9.0 Update Services for SAP Solutions. The advisory rates the security impact as moderate and provides updated packages to remediate these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service conditions through memory corruption and logic errors, including use-after-free, double free, endless loops, and division-by-zero errors. Additionally, one vulnerability allows information disclosure through out-of-bounds heap memory reads. These issues could disrupt RDP client operations and potentially expose sensitive memory contents. No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
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 these official security updates as detailed in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:16485. For update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. 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-2026:16485
- Cve Count
- 8
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-26986","CVE-2026-27951","CVE-2026-29775","CVE-2026-31883","CVE-2026-31884","CVE-2026-31885","CVE-2026-33985"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a16097ee29bf47b5064a67a
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:38 UTC
Last enriched: 07/09/2026, 10:52:29 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 62
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