Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 697
Alerts This Week
Warning Icon 1 697

Ubuntu 18.10 and 18.04 LTS: USN-3845-2 Security Advisory for FreeRDP

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP.
========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3845-2
May 28, 2019

freerdp vulnerabilities
========================================================================
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 18.10
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP.

Software Description:
- freerdp: RDP client for Windows Terminal Services

Details:

USN-3845-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in FreeRDP. This update
provides the
corresponding update for Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10.

Original advisory details:

 Eyal Itkin discovered FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain stream
encodings.  A
 malicious server could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash,
resulting in a
 denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
applies
 to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10. (CVE-2018-8784, CVE-2018-8785)
 
 Eyal Itkin discovered FreeRDP incorrectly handled bitmaps.  A
malicious server
 could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial
of
 service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2018-8786, CVE-2018-8787)
 
 Eyal Itkin discovered FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain stream
encodings.  A
 malicious server could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash,
resulting in a
 denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
applies
 to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10. (CVE-2018-8788)
 
 Eyal Itkin discovered FreeRDP incorrectly handled NTLM
authentication.  A
 malicious server could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash,
resulting in a
 denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only
applies
 to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS and Ubuntu 18.10. (CVE-2018-8789)

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 18.10:
  libfreerdp-client1.1            1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.10.1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS:
  libfreerdp-client1.1            1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.04.1

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3845-2
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3845-1
  CVE-2018-8786, CVE-2018-8787, CVE-2018-8788, CVE-2018-8789

Package Information:
  
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp/1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.10.1
  
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp/1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.04.1

Ubuntu 18.10 and 18.04 LTS: USN-3845-2 Security Advisory for FreeRDP

ubuntu
Calendar Grey May 28, 2019
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Several FreeRDP security issues in Ubuntu addressed in this advisory. Updates include critical threats to services.
Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP.

Summary

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 18.10: libfreerdp-client1.1 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.10.1 Ubuntu 18.04 LTS: libfreerdp-client1.1 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.04.1 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3845-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3845-1

CVE-2018-8786, CVE-2018-8787, CVE-2018-8788, CVE-2018-8789

Severity
critical
Lowest
Low
Medium
High
Critical

May 28, 2019

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp/1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.10.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp/1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-15ubuntu1.18.04.1

Get the latest News and Insights

Get the latest Linux and open source security news straight to your inbox.

Related News

Your message here