FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a client-side heap use-after-free in the async update message proxy for WINDOW_ICON_ORDER when AsyncUpdate is enabled (e.g. xfreerdp /async-update). In update_message_WindowIcon() a shallow CopyMemory() overwrites a freshly allocated lParam->iconInfo with the parser-owned windowIcon->iconInfo pointer. After the parser callback returns, update_recv_window_info_order() frees window_icon.iconInfo, but the queued async message still retains and later dispatches that stale pointer. A malicious or compromised RDP server sending a crafted RAIL Window Alternate Secondary Order with WINDOW_ORDER_ICON can trigger use-after-free, leading to memory corruption and client crash.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade freerdpUpgrade libwinprUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-devel | Oct 11, 2026 | Aug 13, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade libwinpr | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade freerdp-develUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade libwinpr | Oct 22, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoNo solution existsUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade libwinprUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-server | Aug 5, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfo | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 14, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade freerdp3 | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
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