FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, in the RLE planar decode path, `planar_decompress_plane_rle()` writes into `pDstData` at `((nYDst+y) * nDstStep) + (4*nXDst) + nChannel` without verifying that `(nYDst+nSrcHeight)` fits in the destination height or that `(nXDst+nSrcWidth)` fits in the destination stride. When `TempFormat != DstFormat`, `pDstData` becomes `planar->pTempData` (sized for the desktop), while `nYDst` is only validated against the **surface** by `is_within_surface()`. A malicious RDP server can exploit this to perform a heap out-of-bounds write with attacker-controlled offset and pixel data on any connecting FreeRDP client. The OOB write reaches up to 132,096 bytes past the temp buffer end, and on the brk heap (desktop ≤ 128×128), an adjacent `NSC_CONTEXT` struct's `decode` function pointer is overwritten with attacker-controlled pixel data — control-flow–relevant corruption (function pointer overwritten) demonstrated under deterministic heap layout (`nsc->decode = 0xFF414141FF414141`). Version 3.23.0 fixes the vulnerability.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade libwinpr | Apr 2, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade freerdp | Mar 2, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade libwinpr | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-debuginfo | Mar 27, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade freerdp3 | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade libwinpr | Mar 27, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-devel | Mar 27, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade freerdp-develUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-debugsource | Apr 8, 2026 | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libfreerdp3-3 | Mar 19, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 |
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