Description
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the TSMF FFmpeg decoder when parsing AVC1 MPEG2VIDEOINFO media types with insufficient ExtraData. Attackers can send malformed media format data from a server to trigger a crash by reading fixed offsets without validating source buffer length.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| FreeRDP | FreeRDP | < 3.29.0 | 3.29.0 |
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 14 | freerdp3 | 3.29.0+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | freerdp3 | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | freerdp2 | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | freerdp3 | 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | freerdp3 | 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1 | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | freerdp2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | freerdp | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | freerdp | No fix yet | — |
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | freerdp2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | freerdp2 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | freerdp2 | No fix yet | — |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 10.0 EUS | freerdp +5 | 2:3.10.3-3.el10_0.16 | RHSA-2026:68706 |
| RHEL 7 ELS | freerdp +4 | 2.1.1-5.el7_9.12 | RHSA-2026:68707 |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 7 | freerdp +4 | 2.1.1-5.0.13.el7_9 | ELSA-2026-68707 |
Advisories 4
- RHSA-2026:68706 Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 30, 2026
- RHSA-2026:68707 Red Hat Security Advisory: freerdp security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Sep 30, 2026
- WID-SEC-2026-2384 FreeRDP: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Sep 28, 2026
- ELSA-2026-68707 Important: freerdp security update (Oracle Linux 7) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · Sep 28, 2026
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-whq8-c3v3-p8v8) vendor-advisory
- Patch Commit patch
- VulnCheck Advisory: FreeRDP before 3.29.0 Heap Out-of-Bounds Read via TSMF third-party-advisory