FreeRDP before 3.29.0 (affected versions <= 3.28.0) contains a heap out-of-bounds read in update_process_glyph_fragments()/glyph_cache_fragment_put() in libfreerdp/cache/glyph.c. When handling a GLYPH_FRAGMENT_ADD update, the code reads a one-byte server-controlled declared fragment size but does not verify it fits within the remaining received buffer before allocating and copying that many bytes. A malicious RDP server can send a short fragment with an oversized declared size, causing the client to read beyond the allocated buffer, resulting in an out-of-bounds read and client crash.
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alma_linux | — | Upgrade freerdp-develUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp | Oct 11, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Amazon Linux Ami 2 | — | Upgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp | Oct 19, 2026 | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Amazon_linux_2023 | — | Upgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-devel | Sep 1, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution existsUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade libwinprUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-debugsourceUpgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfo | Aug 10, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
| Rocky_linux | — | Upgrade freerdp-libs-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-serverUpgrade libwinprUpgrade libwinpr-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-libsUpgrade freerdp-server-debuginfoUpgrade freerdp-develUpgrade freerdpUpgrade freerdp-debuginfoUpgrade libwinpr-develUpgrade freerdp-debugsource | Sep 2, 2026 | Sep 1, 2026 |
| Ubuntu | — | Upgrade freerdp3 | Aug 17, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 |
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