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Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update

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Published: 03/12/2026 (03/12/2026, 08:32:56 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

Multiple heap and global buffer overflow vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol client. These vulnerabilities affect the freerdp package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 and related distributions. The issues are tracked under CVE-2026-22855, CVE-2026-22858, and CVE-2026-22859. Red Hat has released security updates addressing these vulnerabilities.

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AILast updated: 06/27/2026, 23:42:06 UTC

Technical Analysis

Red Hat Product Security has issued an important security advisory (RHSA-2026:4437) for FreeRDP, addressing three buffer overflow vulnerabilities: two heap-buffer-overflows (CVE-2026-22855 and CVE-2026-22859) and one global-buffer-overflow (CVE-2026-22858). These vulnerabilities affect the freerdp client used to connect to RDP servers. The advisory covers Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions and Extended Life Cycle variants on multiple architectures. The advisory references updated freerdp packages (version 2.4.1-6.el9_2.3) that include fixes for these issues. No CVSS scores are provided in the advisory, and no known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities involve heap and global buffer overflows in FreeRDP, which could potentially lead to memory corruption. Such issues may allow an attacker to cause a denial of service or possibly execute arbitrary code if exploited. However, no known exploits in the wild have been reported. The impact is rated as important by Red Hat, indicating a significant security concern requiring attention.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages that fix these vulnerabilities. Users of affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 versions and related variants should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:4437. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.

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Technical Details

Gcve Source
db.gcve.eu
Csaf Category
csaf_security_advisory
Csaf Version
2.0
Publisher
Red Hat Product Security
Advisory Id
RHSA-2026:4437
Cve Count
3
Additional Cves
["CVE-2026-22858","CVE-2026-22859"]
Cvss Version
null

Threat ID: 6a27e9938dd33fbd8516a4f5

Added to database: 06/09/2026, 10:23:15 UTC

Last enriched: 06/27/2026, 23:42:06 UTC

Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:24:46 UTC

Views: 209

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