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Ubuntu 26.04 FreeRDP Important Code Execution Vulnern 8561-1

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Calendar Grey July 20, 2026
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Multiple critical issues in FreeRDP on Ubuntu 24.04 and 26.04 LTS require attention and updates. Discover the risks involved.
Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP.

Summary

Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP.

Software Description:

- freerdp3: RDP client for Windows Terminal Services

Details:

It was discovered that FreeRDP contained multiple security issues. An

attacker could possibly use these issues to obtain sensitive information,

cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute

arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update Ubuntu important freerdp

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
  freerdp-x11                     3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
  freerdp3-x11                    3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
  libfreerdp3-3                   3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  freerdp3-x11                    3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
  libfreerdp3-3                   3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug
fixes. In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary
changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8561-1

CVE-2026-27951, CVE-2026-29774, CVE-2026-29775, CVE-2026-29776,

CVE-2026-31806, CVE-2026-31883, CVE-2026-31884, CVE-2026-31885,

CVE-2026-31897, CVE-2026-33952, CVE-2026-33977, CVE-2026-33982,

CVE-2026-33983, CVE-2026-33984, CVE-2026-33985, CVE-2026-33986,

CVE-2026-33987, CVE-2026-33995, CVE-2026-40033, CVE-2026-40254,

CVE-2026-44420, CVE-2026-44421, CVE-2026-44422, CVE-2026-55191,

CVE-2026-55192, CVE-2026-55193, CVE-2026-55194, CVE-2026-55564,

CVE-2026-55648, CVE-2026-55827, CVE-2026-56297, CVE-2026-57156,

CVE-2026-57157, CVE-2026-57158

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8561-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service software update Ubuntu important freerdp

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp3/3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp3/3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

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