SB2026031221 - Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 update for freerdp
Published: March 12, 2026
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Description
This security bulletin contains information about 3 vulnerabilities.
1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22855)
CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in smartcard_unpack_set_attrib_call() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim into connecting to a malicious server, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
2) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22858)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the crypto_base64_decode() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim into connecting to a malicious server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.
3) Out-of-bounds read (CVE-ID: CVE-2026-22859)
CWE-ID: CWE-125 - Out-of-bounds read
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition within the urb_select_configuration() function. A remote attacker can trick the victim into connecting to a malicious server, trigger an out-of-bounds read error and crash the application.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.