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SUSE freerdp Important Six Buffer Overflow Fix 2026-0656-1

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Calendar Grey February 26, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
SUSE releases an important security advisory for freerdp addressing six vulnerabilities, including buffer overflows.
An update that solves six vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for freerdp fixes the following issues: * CVE-2026-22855: heap-buffer-overflow in smartcard_unpack_set_attrib_call (bsc#1256721). * CVE-2026-22857: heap-use-after-free in irp_thread_func (bsc#1256723). * CVE-2026-23533: improper validation can lead to heap buffer overflow in `clear_decompress_residual_data` (bsc#1256943). * CVE-2026-23732: improper validation can lead to heap buffer overflow in `Glyph_Alloc` (bsc#1256945). * CVE-2026-23883: use-after-free when `update_pointer_color` and `freerdp_image_copy_from_pointer_data` fail (bsc#1256946). * CVE-2026-23884: use-after-free in `gdi_set_bounds` (bsc#1256947). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

References

* bsc#1256721

* bsc#1256723

* bsc#1256943

* bsc#1256945

* bsc#1256946

* bsc#1256947

Cross-

* CVE-2026-22855

* CVE-2026-22857

* CVE-2026-23533

* CVE-2026-23732

* CVE-2026-23883

* CVE-2026-23884

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-22855 ( SUSE ): 6.1

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

* CVE-2026-22855 ( SUSE ): 6.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-22855 ( NVD ): 5.6

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

* CVE-2026-22855 ( NVD ): 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

* CVE-2026-22857 ( SUSE ): 7.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0656-1
Release Date: 2026-02-26T15:06:37Z
Rating: important

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