CVE-2026-23732
Publication date 19 January 2026
Last updated 2 February 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.21.0, FastGlyph parsing trusts `cbData`/remaining length and never validates against the minimum size implied by `cx/cy`. A malicious server can trigger a client‑side global buffer overflow, causing a crash (DoS). Version 3.21.0 contains a patch for the issue.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| freerdp | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
|
|
| freerdp2 | 25.10 questing | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Ignored changes too intrusive | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Ignored changes too intrusive | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Ignored changes too intrusive | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Ignored changes too intrusive | |
| freerdp3 | 25.10 questing |
Vulnerable
|
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Vulnerable
|
|
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
Patch details
| Package | Patch details |
|---|---|
| freerdp |
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| freerdp2 |
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| freerdp3 |
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References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-23732
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-7qxp-j2fj-c3pp
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/f96ee2a6dd02739325c2a4e36a14978b561f00ea/libfreerdp/cache/glyph.c#L463-L480
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/f96ee2a6dd02739325c2a4e36a14978b561f00ea/libfreerdp/codec/color.c#L261-L277
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/f96ee2a6dd02739325c2a4e36a14978b561f00ea/libfreerdp/core/graphics.c#L138
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/f96ee2a6dd02739325c2a4e36a14978b561f00ea/libfreerdp/core/orders.c#L2186C17-L2199
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.21.0