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SUSE freerdp2 Important Heap Use After Free CVE-2026-24491 2026-0968-1

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Calendar Grey March 23, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
Fixes in freerdp2 for CVE-2026-24491 available in SUSE update addressing an important security issue with heap memory.
An update that solves one vulnerability and has one security fix can now be installed.

Summary

## This update for freerdp2 fixes the following issue: * CVE-2026-24491: Heap-use-after-free in video_timer additional fix (bsc#1257981). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP7-2026-968=1 * SUSE Package Hub 15 15-SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Module-Packagehub-Subpackages-15-SP7-2026-968=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 (x86_64) * winpr2-devel-2.11.7-150700.3.11.1 * freerdp2-debuginfo-2.11.7-150700.3.11.1 * freerdp2-proxy-debuginfo-2.11.7-150700.3.11.1

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue SuSE important heap-use-after-free freerdp2

References

* bsc#1257981

* bsc#1259251

Cross-

* CVE-2026-24491

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-24491 ( SUSE ): 6.9

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

* CVE-2026-24491 ( SUSE ): 7.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

* CVE-2026-24491 ( NVD ): 7.7

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/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-2026-24491 ( NVD ): 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7

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Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2026:0968-1
Release Date: 2026-03-23T14:18:05Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

security advisory security issue SuSE important heap-use-after-free freerdp2

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