Amazon Linux 2023 : freerdp, freerdp-devel, freerdp-libs (ALAS2023-2026-2142)

high Nessus Plugin ID 345797

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Synopsis

The remote Amazon Linux 2023 host is missing a security update.

Description

It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the ALAS2023-2026-2142 advisory.

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.28.0, an authenticated RDP client can advertise DVI ADPCM with nBlockAlign equal to 8 and nChannels equal to 2 to make the `bs` calculation in rdpsnd_server_select_format in channels/rdpsnd/server/rdpsnd_main.c equal zero. The subsequent out_frames modulo `bs` operation raises SIGFPE and terminates the server-side rdpsnd channel process. This vulnerability fixed in 3.28.0. (CVE-2026-63117)

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.28.0, freerdp_dsp_decode_opus in libfreerdp/codec/dsp.c calls Stream_EnsureRemainingCapacity on context->common.buffer even though opus_decode writes decoded PCM into the caller-supplied out stream. A malicious RDP server that negotiates WAVE_FORMAT_OPUS with a client built with WITH_OPUS enabled and WITH_DSP_FFMPEG disabled can make libopus write a large decoded frame beyond the 4096-byte StreamPool_Take destination used by channels/rdpsnd/client/rdpsnd_main.c. This can corrupt the client heap, crash the client, and may permit code execution. This issue is fixed in version 3.28.0. (CVE-2026-63633)

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.28.0, rdpsnd_server_recv_formats in channels/rdpsnd/server/rdpsnd_main.c frees context->client_formats on a malformed Client Audio Formats PDU without clearing the owning pointer or num_client_formats. An authenticated RDP client can trigger an error such as a cbSize larger than the remaining record, leave the dangling pointer in the server context, and cause rdpsnd_server_context_free to free the same allocation again at session teardown. This reliably terminates the server and can create allocator-dependent heap corruption. This issue is fixed in version 3.28.0. (CVE-2026-63652)

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.29.0, planar_decompress_plane_rle and planar_decompress_plane_rle_only in libfreerdp/codec/planar.c verify that a control byte exists but do not verify that the source buffer contains the zero to fifteen raw bytes declared by that control byte. A malicious RDP server can send a truncated planar bitmap or surface update whose final control byte claims additional raw bytes, causing the decoder to read beyond pSrcData while processing a color plane. This can crash the client and may disclose adjacent memory. This issue is fixed in version 3.29.0. (CVE-2026-69159)

A flaw was found in FreeRDP. This vulnerability allows a remote attacker with low privileges to disclose sensitive information from the server or proxy process memory to a downstream client. This occurs because certain functions responsible for writing Save Session Info Protocol Data Units (PDUs) use Stream_Seek instead of Stream_Zero for reserved padding fields, leading to the transmission of uninitialized heap memory that may contain cleartext credentials from previous sessions. (CVE-2026-85089)

A flaw was found in FreeRDP. A heap out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in the `general_ChromaV1ToYUV444` function during AVC444 chroma plane reconstruction. A remote attacker, acting as a malicious Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) server, can exploit this by sending a specially crafted `RFX_AVC444_BITMAP_STREAM` with specific frame geometry. This can lead to an out-of-bounds memory read, potentially disclosing sensitive heap data to the client or causing a client crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2026-85090)

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the tested product 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

Run 'dnf update freerdp --releasever 2023.12.20260914' or or 'dnf update --advisory ALAS2023-2026-2142 --releasever 2023.12.20260914' to update your system.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 345797

File Name: al2023_ALAS2023-2026-2142.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: Amazon Linux Local Security Checks

Published: 9/14/2026

Updated: 9/14/2026

Supported Sensors: Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Nessus Agent, Agentless Assessment, Continuous Assessment, Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 58.15

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-2026-63633

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 5.9

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-85089

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.7

Threat Score: 6.8

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:P

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:amazon:linux:2023, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freerdp-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freerdp-debugsource, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freerdp-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freerdp-libs-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freerdp-libs, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freerdp-server-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freerdp-server, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:freerdp, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libwinpr-debuginfo, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libwinpr-devel, p-cpe:/a:amazon:linux:libwinpr

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/AmazonLinux/release, Host/AmazonLinux/rpm-list

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 9/14/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/19/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-63117, CVE-2026-63633, CVE-2026-63652, CVE-2026-85089, CVE-2026-85090

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