Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) used by the xfreerdp client. These include heap use-after-free, double free, heap-buffer-overflow, out-of-bounds read, division-by-zero, information disclosure, denial of service, and memory corruption issues. The vulnerabilities affect FreeRDP as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related CodeReady Linux Builder variants. The Red Hat advisory rates the overall impact as moderate and provides updated packages to address these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
FreeRDP contains multiple vulnerabilities including denial of service via heap use-after-free during auto-reconnect (CVE-2026-25997), use-after-free (CVE-2026-25952), double free during disconnect (CVE-2026-26986), heap-buffer-overflow in bitmap_cache_put (CVE-2026-29775), out-of-bounds read in ADPCM decoders (CVE-2026-31885), division-by-zero in ADPCM decoders (CVE-2026-31884), denial of service via crafted audio data (CVE-2026-31883), information disclosure via heap out-of-bounds read (CVE-2026-33985), information disclosure and denial of service via heap-buffer-overflow read (CVE-2026-33982), and memory corruption allowing denial of service or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-33987). These vulnerabilities affect FreeRDP versions included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related builder variants. Red Hat has issued security updates to address these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service conditions, information disclosure, and potentially arbitrary code execution in FreeRDP clients. This impacts systems using vulnerable FreeRDP versions on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products. The overall security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update RHSA-2026:19142 as soon as possible. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) used by the xfreerdp client. These include heap use-after-free, double free, heap-buffer-overflow, out-of-bounds read, division-by-zero, information disclosure, denial of service, and memory corruption issues. The vulnerabilities affect FreeRDP as packaged in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related CodeReady Linux Builder variants. The Red Hat advisory rates the overall impact as moderate and provides updated packages to address these issues.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
FreeRDP contains multiple vulnerabilities including denial of service via heap use-after-free during auto-reconnect (CVE-2026-25997), use-after-free (CVE-2026-25952), double free during disconnect (CVE-2026-26986), heap-buffer-overflow in bitmap_cache_put (CVE-2026-29775), out-of-bounds read in ADPCM decoders (CVE-2026-31885), division-by-zero in ADPCM decoders (CVE-2026-31884), denial of service via crafted audio data (CVE-2026-31883), information disclosure via heap out-of-bounds read (CVE-2026-33985), information disclosure and denial of service via heap-buffer-overflow read (CVE-2026-33982), and memory corruption allowing denial of service or arbitrary code execution (CVE-2026-33987). These vulnerabilities affect FreeRDP versions included in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related builder variants. Red Hat has issued security updates to address these issues.
Potential Impact
The vulnerabilities can lead to denial of service conditions, information disclosure, and potentially arbitrary code execution in FreeRDP clients. This impacts systems using vulnerable FreeRDP versions on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products. The overall security impact is rated moderate by Red Hat Product Security.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated freerdp packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related products that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update RHSA-2026:19142 as soon as possible. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:19142
- Cve Count
- 10
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-25997","CVE-2026-26986","CVE-2026-29775","CVE-2026-31883","CVE-2026-31884","CVE-2026-31885","CVE-2026-33982","CVE-2026-33985","CVE-2026-33987"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a16097ee29bf47b5064afc3
Added to database: 05/26/2026, 20:58:38 UTC
Last enriched: 07/13/2026, 10:56:42 UTC
Last updated: 07/31/2026, 19:22:58 UTC
Views: 49
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