Advisory Published

USN-4379-1: FreeRDP vulnerabilities

First published: Mon Jun 01 2020(Updated: )

It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain memory operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly exeucte arbitrary code.

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
All of
ubuntu/libfreerdp-client2-2<2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of
ubuntu/libfreerdp-server2-2<2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of
ubuntu/libfreerdp2-2<2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=20.04
All of
ubuntu/libfreerdp-client2-2<2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=19.10
All of
ubuntu/libfreerdp-server2-2<2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=19.10
All of
ubuntu/libfreerdp2-2<2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=19.10
All of
ubuntu/libfreerdp-client2-2<2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of
ubuntu/libfreerdp-server2-2<2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04
All of
ubuntu/libfreerdp2-2<2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1
Ubuntu Ubuntu=18.04

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the vulnerability ID for these FreeRDP vulnerabilities?

    The vulnerability ID for these FreeRDP vulnerabilities is USN-4379-1.

  • What is the severity of USN-4379-1?

    The severity of USN-4379-1 is not specified.

  • How does the FreeRDP vulnerability impact systems?

    The FreeRDP vulnerability could cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

  • Which versions of Ubuntu are affected by USN-4379-1?

    USN-4379-1 affects Ubuntu 20.04, 19.10, and 18.04.

  • How do I fix the FreeRDP vulnerabilities (USN-4379-1)?

    To fix the FreeRDP vulnerabilities, you should update to version 2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.1 for Ubuntu 20.04, version 2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.19.10.1 for Ubuntu 19.10, or version 2.1.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.1 for Ubuntu 18.04.

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