USN-7624-1: FreeRDP vulnerability

Publication date

8 July 2025

Overview

FreeRDP could be made to crash if it received specially crafted network traffic.


Packages

  • freerdp3 - RDP client for Windows Terminal Services

Details

It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain RDP packets. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain RDP packets. A
remote attacker could possibly use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash,
resulting in a denial of service.

Update instructions

After a standard system update you need to restart your session to make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

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

Ubuntu Release Package Version
25.04 plucky libfreerdp3-3 –  3.14.0+dfsg-1ubuntu1.1
24.04 noble libfreerdp3-3 –  3.5.1+dfsg1-0ubuntu1.1

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