Description
FreeRDP is a free remote desktop protocol library and clients. FreeRDP based clients on unix systems using `/parallel` command line switch might read uninitialized data and send it to the server the client is currently connected to. FreeRDP based server implementations are not affected. Please upgrade to 2.8.1 where this issue is patched. If unable to upgrade, do not use parallel port redirection (`/parallel` command line switch) as a workaround.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeRDP | FreeRDP | <= 2.8.0 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | freerdp2 | 2.8.1+dfsg1-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | freerdp2 | 2.3.0+dfsg1-2+deb11u2 | DLA-4053-1 |
| Debian 10 | freerdp2 | 2.3.0+dfsg1-2+deb10u4 | DLA-3654-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | freerdp2 | 2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.3 | USN-5734-1 |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | freerdp2 | 2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.4 | USN-5734-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | freerdp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | freerdp2 | 2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.4 | USN-5734-1 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | freerdp | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | freerdp +4 | 2:2.4.1-5.el9 | RHSA-2023:2326 |
| RHEL 8 | freerdp +4 | 2:2.2.0-10.el8 | RHSA-2023:2851 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9 | freerdp +4 | 2:2.4.1-5.el9 | ALSA-2023:2326 |
| AlmaLinux 8 | freerdp +4 | 2:2.2.0-10.el8 | ALSA-2023:2851 |
Rocky Linux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rocky Linux 8 | freerdp | 2:2.2.0-10.el8 | RLSA-2023:2851 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP4 | freerdp | 2.4.0-150400.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3983-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | freerdp | 2.1.2-150200.15.21.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3982-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | freerdp | 2.1.2-12.29.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3984-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Tumbleweed | freerdp2 | 2.8.1-1.1 | openSUSE-SU-2024:12515-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | freerdp | 2.4.0-150400.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3983-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | freerdp | 2.1.2-150200.15.21.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3982-1 |
Amazon Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 | freerdp +4 | 2:2.2.0-10.amzn2.0.1 | ALAS2-2023-1930 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | freerdp +4 | 2:2.4.1-5.el9 | ELSA-2023-2326 |
| Oracle Linux 8 | freerdp +4 | 2:2.2.0-10.el8 | ELSA-2023-2851 |
Advisories 16
- ALSA-2023:2326 Moderate: freerdp security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- ALSA-2023:2851 Moderate: freerdp security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- WID-SEC-2023-1185 Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Aug 3, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2851 Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2326 Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Jun 27, 2026
- RLSA-2023:2851 Moderate: freerdp security update Rocky Linux Security Advisories · Jun 25, 2026
- USN-5734-1 freerdp2 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Apr 27, 2026
- DLA-3654-1 freerdp2 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-4053-1 freerdp2 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:3982-1 Security update for freerdp SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:3983-1 Security update for freerdp SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2024:12515-1 freerdp-2.8.1-1.1 on GA media SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:3984-1 Security update for freerdp SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- ELSA-2023-2851 Moderate: freerdp security update (Oracle Linux 8) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 24, 2023
- ELSA-2023-2326 Moderate: freerdp security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 15, 2023
- ALAS2-2023-1930 Important: freerdp security update (Amazon Linux 2) Amazon Linux Security Center (ALAS) · Feb 4, 2023
References
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-c45q-wcpg-mxjq
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/2.8.1
- GLSA-202210-24 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-d6310a1308 vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-e733724edb vendor-advisory
- FEDORA-2022-fd6e43dec8 vendor-advisory
- [debian-lts-announce] 20231117 [SECURITY] [DLA 3654-1] freerdp2 security update mailing-list