Ubuntu 23.10 USN-6752-1 Critical FreeRDP Denial Of Service
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April 25, 2024
Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP.
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP. Software Description: - freerdp2: RDP client for Windows Terminal Services Details: It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain memory operations. If a user were tricked into connecting to a malicious server, a remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: libfreerdp2-2 2.10.0+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1.3 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libfreerdp2-2 2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libfreerdp2-2 2.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2 After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6752-1
CVE-2024-32658, CVE-2024-32659, CVE-2024-32660, CVE-2024-32661
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Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp2/2.10.0+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp2/2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.7 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp2/2.6.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
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