Detections
Analytics
AlmaLinux 10 : freerdp (ALSA-2026:5939)
high Nessus Plugin ID 304010
Synopsis
The remote AlmaLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote AlmaLinux 10 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALSA-2026:5939 advisory.* freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution via heap out-of-bounds write in RLE planar decode path (CVE-2026-26965)
* freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution via heap buffer overflow in GDI surface pipeline (CVE-2026-26955)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the AlmaLinux security advisory.
Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.
Solution
Update the affected packages.See Also
Plugin Details
Severity: High
ID: 304010
File Name: alma_linux_ALSA-2026-5939.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: local
Family: Alma Linux Local Security Checks
Published: 3/27/2026
Updated: 3/27/2026
Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus
Risk Information
VPR
Risk Factor: Medium
Score: 6.7
CVSS v2
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 10
Temporal Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-26965
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: High
Base Score: 8.8
Temporal Score: 7.9
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
Vulnerability Information
CPE: cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::resilientstorage, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:freerdp, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libwinpr, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:freerdp-server, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::supplementary, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::realtime, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::powertools, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::highavailability, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:freerdp-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::appstream, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:libwinpr-devel, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::baseos, p-cpe:/a:alma:linux:freerdp-libs, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::sap_hana, cpe:/o:alma:linux:10::nfv
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/AlmaLinux/release, Host/AlmaLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 3/26/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/25/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-26955, CVE-2026-26965