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Ubuntu 7371-1: FreeRDP Security Advisory Updates

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Calendar Grey March 25, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Critical security updates for FreeRDP in Ubuntu 24.04 LTS address multiple memory issues leading to denial of service.
Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP.

Software Description:

- freerdp2: RDP client for Windows Terminal Services

Details:

Evgeny Legerov 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. (CVE-2024-32458)

Evgeny Legerov discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain memory

operations. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause

FreeRDP clients and servers to crash, resulting in a denial of service.

(CVE-2024-32459)

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. (CVE-2024-32659, CVE-2024-32660)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update instructions ubuntu freerdp memory operations

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
   libfreerdp-client2-2t64         2.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libfreerdp-server2-2t64         2.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro
   libfreerdp2-2t64                2.11.5+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2
                                   Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7371-1

  CVE-2024-32458, CVE-2024-32459, CVE-2024-32659, CVE-2024-32660

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7371-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service update instructions ubuntu freerdp memory operations

Package Information

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