RHSA-2026:98508: Important: 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 via uninitialized progressive tile handling (CVE-2026-109242) freerdp: freerdp: Denial of Service via heap-based buffer overflow during MP3 audio decoding (CVE-2026-110837) freerdp: freerdp: Denial of Service via heap out-of-bounds write in NTLM authentication (CVE-2026-111880) 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
Remediation
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redhat/freerdpto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3 - Upgrade
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redhat/freerdp-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3 - Upgrade
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redhat/freerdp-debugsourceto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3 - Upgrade
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redhat/freerdp-libsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3 - Upgrade
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redhat/freerdp-libs-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3 - Upgrade
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redhat/libwinprto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3 - Upgrade
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redhat/libwinpr-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3 - Upgrade
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redhat/freerdpto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/freerdp-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/freerdp-debugsourceto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/freerdp-libsto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/freerdp-libs-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/libwinprto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/libwinpr-debuginfoto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/freerdp-develto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3 - Upgrade
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redhat/libwinpr-develto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3 - Upgrade
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redhat/freerdp-develto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3.aa - Upgrade
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redhat/libwinpr-develto a version that resolves this vulnerability.Fixed in 2.11.7-13.el9_9.3.aa
Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
Which FreeRDP components are included in this update?
The update covers freerdp, freerdp-libs, libwinpr, freerdp-devel, and the corresponding debuginfo and debugsource packages.
What kinds of security impact are addressed?
The listed fixes address denial-of-service conditions involving uninitialized progressive tile handling, a heap-based buffer overflow in MP3 audio decoding, and a heap out-of-bounds write in NTLM authentication.