Expired Pointer Dereference Affecting freerdp package, versions <2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Amazon Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-AMZN2023-FREERDP-15320900
  • published19 Feb 2026
  • disclosed14 Jan 2026

Introduced: 14 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-22851  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-825  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Amazon-Linux:2023 freerdp to version 2:3.6.3-1.amzn2023.0.3 or higher.
This issue was patched in ALAS2023-2026-1433.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream freerdp package and not the freerdp package as distributed by Amazon-Linux. See How to fix? for Amazon-Linux:2023 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1