USN-6522-1: FreeRDP vulnerabilities
29 November 2023
Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP.
Releases
Packages
- freerdp2 - RDP client for Windows Terminal Services
Details
It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled drive redirection. If a
user were tricked into connection to a malicious server, a remote attacker
could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of
service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2022-41877)
It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain surface updates.
A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting
in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2023-39352, CVE-2023-39356)
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
Ubuntu 23.10
Ubuntu 23.04
Ubuntu 22.04
Ubuntu 20.04
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.