Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
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.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
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.
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
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
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
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.
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, 22:01:33 UTC
Views: 91
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