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Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update

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Medium
Published: 05/13/2026 (05/13/2026, 05:54:57 UTC)
Source: GCVE Database
Vendor/Project: Red Hat Product Security
Product: Red Hat

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants. These include denial of service issues due to use-after-free, double free, endless blocking loops, and crafted audio data, as well as memory safety issues such as heap-buffer-overflow, out-of-bounds reads, and division-by-zero errors. An information disclosure vulnerability via heap memory out-of-bounds read is also present. Red Hat has issued a security advisory addressing these vulnerabilities with updates available for affected packages.

Affected software

Affected versions
>=8.6 <8.6.8

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AILast updated: 08/18/2026, 14:06:59 UTC

Technical Analysis

FreeRDP, used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants, contains multiple security vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-25952 (use-after-free leading to denial of service), CVE-2026-26986 (double free during disconnect causing denial of service), CVE-2026-27951 (endless blocking loop causing denial of service), CVE-2026-29775 (heap-buffer-overflow via out-of-bounds cacheId), CVE-2026-31885 (out-of-bounds read in ADPCM decoders due to missing bounds checks), CVE-2026-31884 (division-by-zero in ADPCM decoders when nBlockAlign is zero), CVE-2026-31883 (denial of service via crafted audio data), and CVE-2026-33985 (information disclosure via heap memory out-of-bounds read). These vulnerabilities affect the freerdp packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Update Services for SAP Solutions, Advanced Mission Critical Update Support, and Telecommunications Update Service. Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages to address these issues.

Potential Impact

The vulnerabilities primarily allow denial of service conditions through various memory corruption and logic errors, potentially disrupting RDP client functionality. Additionally, one vulnerability allows information disclosure via out-of-bounds heap memory reads. There is no indication of remote code execution or privilege escalation from the provided data. No known exploits in the wild have been reported. The overall security impact is rated as moderate by Red Hat.

Mitigation Recommendations

Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 variants that address all listed vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the issues. For detailed update instructions, refer to Red Hat's advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified in the 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-2026:16814
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"]

Threat ID: 6a16097de29bf47b5064a30c

Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:37 UTC

Last enriched: 08/18/2026, 14:06:59 UTC

Last updated: 09/14/2026, 10:01:30 UTC

Views: 90

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