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RockyLinux 9 : freerdp (RLSA-2026:6340)
critical Nessus Plugin ID 305149
Synopsis
The remote RockyLinux host is missing one or more security updates.Description
The remote RockyLinux 9 host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the RLSA-2026:6340 advisory.* freerdp: FreeRDP heap-use-after-free (CVE-2026-22856)
* freerdp: FreeRDP heap-buffer-overflow (CVE-2026-22854)
* freerdp: FreeRDP heap-buffer-overflow (CVE-2026-22852)
* freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via FastGlyph parsing buffer overflow (CVE-2026-23732)
* freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via use-after-free in AUDIN format renegotiation (CVE-2026-24676)
* freerdp: FreeRDP has a heap-use-after-free in video_timer (CVE-2026-24491)
* freerdp: FreeRDP has a NULL Pointer Dereference in rdp_write_logon_info_v2() (CVE-2026-23948)
* freerdp: FreeRDP has a Heap-use-after-free in play_thread (CVE-2026-24684)
* freerdp: FreeRDP has a heap-use-after-free in urb_bulk_transfer_cb (CVE-2026-24681)
* freerdp: FreeRDP has a heap-use-after-free in ainput_send_input_event (CVE-2026-24683)
* freerdp: FreeRDP has a heap-buffer-overflow in urb_select_interface (CVE-2026-24679)
* freerdp: FreeRDP has a Heap-use-after-free in urb_select_interface (CVE-2026-24675)
* freerdp: FreeRDP: Arbitrary code execution via crafted Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) server messages (CVE-2026-31806)
Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the RockyLinux 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
https://errata.rockylinux.org/RLSA-2026:6340
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429650
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429652
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2429654
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2430881
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438201
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438202
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438207
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438208
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438210
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438216
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2438217
Plugin Details
Severity: Critical
ID: 305149
File Name: rocky_linux_RLSA-2026-6340.nasl
Version: 1.1
Type: Local
Published: 4/7/2026
Updated: 4/7/2026
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-2026-31806
CVSS v3
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.8
Temporal Score: 8.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
CVSS v4
Risk Factor: Critical
Base Score: 9.3
Threat Score: 8.9
Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Vulnerability Information
CPE: p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libwinpr-devel, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:freerdp-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:freerdp, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:freerdp-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:freerdp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:freerdp-devel, cpe:/o:rocky:linux:9, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libwinpr, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:freerdp-libs, p-cpe:/a:rocky:linux:libwinpr-debuginfo
Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/RockyLinux/release, Host/RockyLinux/rpm-list
Exploit Available: true
Exploit Ease: Exploits are available
Patch Publication Date: 4/7/2026
Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/14/2026
Reference Information
CVE: CVE-2026-22852, CVE-2026-22854, CVE-2026-22856, CVE-2026-23732, CVE-2026-23948, CVE-2026-24491, CVE-2026-24675, CVE-2026-24676, CVE-2026-24679, CVE-2026-24681, CVE-2026-24683, CVE-2026-24684, CVE-2026-31806