Bug 2429651 (CVE-2026-22851)

Summary: CVE-2026-22851 freerdp: FreeRDP RDPGFX ResetGraphics race
Product: [Other] Security Response Reporter: OSIDB Bzimport <bzimport>
Component: vulnerabilityAssignee: Product Security DevOps Team <prodsec-dev>
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A data race has been discovered in FreeRDP. This race condition exists between the RDPGFX dynamic virtual channel thread and the SDL render thread and leads to a heap use-after-free. Specifically, an escaped pointer to sdl->primary (SDL_Surface) is accessed after it has been freed during RDPGFX ResetGraphics handling.
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Bug Depends On: 2429791, 2429825, 2429811, 2429815, 2429819    
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-01-14 18:01:47 UTC
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, a race condition between the RDPGFX dynamic virtual channel thread and the SDL render thread leads to a heap use-after-free. Specifically, an escaped pointer to sdl->primary (SDL_Surface) is accessed after it has been freed during RDPGFX ResetGraphics handling. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.1.