Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-25941

high Nessus Plugin ID 300163

Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- Debian Linux - freerdp2 - FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Versions on the 2.x branch prior to to 2.11.8 and on the 3.x branch prior to 3.23.0 have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the FreeRDP client's RDPGFX channel that allows a malicious RDP server to read uninitialized heap memory by sending a crafted WIRE_TO_SURFACE_2 PDU with a `bitmapDataLength` value larger than the actual data in the packet. This can lead to information disclosure or client crashes when a user connects to a malicious server. Versions 2.11.8 and 3.23.0 fix the issue. freerdp3 - FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Versions on the 2.x branch prior to to 2.11.8 and on the 3.x branch prior to 3.23.0 have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the FreeRDP client's RDPGFX channel that allows a malicious RDP server to read uninitialized heap memory by sending a crafted WIRE_TO_SURFACE_2 PDU with a `bitmapDataLength` value larger than the actual data in the packet. This can lead to information disclosure or client crashes when a user connects to a malicious server. Versions 2.11.8 and 3.23.0 fix the issue. Red Hat Enterprise Linux - freerdp: FreeRDP: Information disclosure or client crash via out-of-bounds read in RDPGFX channel Ubuntu Linux - FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Versions on the 2.x branch prior to to 2.11.8 and on the 3.x branch prior to 3.23.0 have an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the FreeRDP client's RDPGFX channel that allows a malicious RDP server to read uninitialized heap memory by sending a crafted WIRE_TO_SURFACE_2 PDU with a `bitmapDataLength` value larger than the actual data in the packet. This can lead to information disclosure or client crashes when a user connects to a malicious server. Versions 2.11.8 and 3.23.0 fix the issue. (CVE-2026-25941)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 300163

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2026_25941.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/1/2026

Updated: 3/1/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4.3

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-25941

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:U/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:11.0, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:freerdp, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:freerdp3, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libwinpr, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freerdp-plugins, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:12.0, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freerdp-devel, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.10, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freerdp, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freerdp-server, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freerdp-plugins, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:debian:debian_linux:13.0, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freerdp2, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:freerdp-libs, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwinpr-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freerdp, p-cpe:/a:debian:debian_linux:freerdp3, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:freerdp2, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freerdp-server, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:libwinpr, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freerdp-devel, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:freerdp-libs, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:libwinpr-devel

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-25941

Detections

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