FKIE_CVE-2026-23883

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-19 18:16 - Updated: 2026-07-15 02:18
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.6 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
Summary
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.21.0, `xf_Pointer_New` frees `cursorPixels` on failure, then `pointer_free` calls `xf_Pointer_Free` and frees it again, triggering ASan UAF. A malicious server can trigger a client‑side use after free, causing a crash (DoS) and potential heap corruption with code‑execution risk depending on allocator behavior and surrounding heap layout. Version 3.21.0 contains a patch for the issue.
References
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/3370e30e92a021eb680892dda14d642bc8b8727c/client/X11/xf_graphics.c#L312-L319Product
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/3370e30e92a021eb680892dda14d642bc8b8727c/client/X11/xf_graphics.c#L340Product
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/blob/3370e30e92a021eb680892dda14d642bc8b8727c/libfreerdp/cache/pointer.c#L164-L174Product
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/releases/tag/3.21.0Release Notes
security-advisories@github.comhttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-qcrr-85qx-4p6xExploit, Vendor Advisory
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2048
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2081
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2222
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2736
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2770
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2824
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:2952
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:3037
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-23883
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2430885
0b0ca135-0b70-47e7-9f44-1890c2a1c46chttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-23883.json
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
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