Use After Free Affecting freerdp-devel package, versions <2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.5


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on AlmaLinux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.33% (26th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ALMALINUX9-FREERDPDEVEL-18819172
  • published15 Aug 2026
  • disclosed13 Aug 2026

Introduced: 13 Aug 2026

NewCVE-2026-67299  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade AlmaLinux:9 freerdp-devel to version 2:2.11.7-7.el9_8.5 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALSA-2026:54487.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freerdp-devel package and not the freerdp-devel package as distributed by AlmaLinux. See How to fix? for AlmaLinux:9 relevant fixed versions and status.

FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a client-side heap use-after-free in the async update message proxy for WINDOW_ICON_ORDER when AsyncUpdate is enabled (e.g. xfreerdp /async-update). In update_message_WindowIcon() a shallow CopyMemory() overwrites a freshly allocated lParam->iconInfo with the parser-owned windowIcon->iconInfo pointer. After the parser callback returns, update_recv_window_info_order() frees window_icon.iconInfo, but the queued async message still retains and later dispatches that stale pointer. A malicious or compromised RDP server sending a crafted RAIL Window Alternate Secondary Order with WINDOW_ORDER_ICON can trigger use-after-free, leading to memory corruption and client crash.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1