FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, a malicious RDP server can trigger a heap buffer overflow in FreeRDP clients using the GDI surface pipeline (e.g., `xfreerdp`) by sending an RDPGFX ClearCodec surface command with an out-of-bounds destination rectangle. The `gdi_SurfaceCommand_ClearCodec()` handler does not call `is_within_surface()` to validate the command rectangle against the destination surface dimensions, allowing attacker-controlled `cmd->left`/`cmd->top` (and subcodec rectangle offsets) to reach image copy routines that write into `surface->data` without bounds enforcement. The OOB write corrupts an adjacent `gdiGfxSurface` struct's `codecs*` pointer with attacker-controlled pixel data, and corruption of `codecs*` is sufficient to reach an indirect function pointer call (`NSC_CONTEXT.decode` at `nsc.c:500`) on a subsequent codec command — full instruction pointer (RIP) control demonstrated in exploitability harness. Users should upgrade to version 3.23.0 to receive a patch.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade freerdpUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-libs | Apr 2, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Alpine Linux | — | Upgrade freerdp | Mar 2, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp | May 20, 2026 | May 20, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-debuginfo | Mar 27, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Debian | — | Upgrade freerdp3 | Jul 23, 2026 | Jul 23, 2026 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade freerdpUpgrade libwinprUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-server | Mar 27, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp | Mar 27, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-debuginfo | Apr 8, 2026 | Apr 7, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade libfreerdp3-3 | Mar 19, 2026 | Feb 25, 2026 |
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