Bug 2519824 (CVE-2026-55194)

Summary: CVE-2026-55194 FreeRDP: FreeRDP: Heap-buffer-overflow allows arbitrary code execution via crafted RPC response
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A flaw was found in FreeRDP. A remote attacker, specifically a malicious TS Gateway, can exploit a heap-buffer-overflow vulnerability by sending a specially crafted Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) response. This occurs because the client incorrectly uses a smaller `alloc_hint` value instead of the actual `StubLength` for buffer capacity during response reassembly. This allows attacker-controlled data to be written beyond the intended buffer, leading to a client crash and potentially enabling arbitrary code execution.
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Description OSIDB Bzimport 2026-08-19 18:08:31 UTC
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.27.0, rpc_client_recv_fragment in libfreerdp/core/gateway/rpc_client.c ensures the response reassembly stream capacity using only the server-declared alloc_hint rather than the actual StubLength about to be written. A malicious TS Gateway can send a PTYPE_RESPONSE with a small alloc_hint and a much larger frag_length, causing Stream_Write to copy attacker-controlled stub data beyond the 4096-byte pdu->s buffer. This can crash the client and may permit code execution through heap corruption. This issue is fixed in version 3.27.0.

Comment 2 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-31 12:31:50 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Via RHSA-2026:61379 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61379

Comment 3 errata-xmlrpc 2026-08-31 12:41:34 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

Via RHSA-2026:61378 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61378

Comment 4 errata-xmlrpc 2026-09-02 11:06:46 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

Via RHSA-2026:62571 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:62571

Comment 5 errata-xmlrpc 2026-09-09 08:35:24 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.4 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Via RHSA-2026:65855 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:65855

Comment 6 errata-xmlrpc 2026-09-10 01:23:42 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Advanced Mission Critical Update Support
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.6 Extended Update Support Long-Life Add-On

Via RHSA-2026:66281 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66281

Comment 7 errata-xmlrpc 2026-09-10 01:27:20 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Update Services for SAP Solutions
  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 Telecommunications Update Service

Via RHSA-2026:66282 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:66282

Comment 8 Jon Orris 2026-09-17 17:54:51 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:68706 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68706

Comment 9 Jon Orris 2026-09-17 18:37:59 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Extended Lifecycle Support

Via RHSA-2026:68707 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:68707

Comment 10 Jon Orris 2026-09-24 06:23:09 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:71388 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71388

Comment 11 Jon Orris 2026-09-24 06:43:09 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions

Via RHSA-2026:71390 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71390

Comment 12 Jon Orris 2026-09-24 08:58:54 UTC
This issue has been addressed in the following products:

  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support

Via RHSA-2026:71387 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71387