Use After Free Affecting libwinpr-devel package, versions <2:2.11.7-6.el8_10


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL8-LIBWINPRDEVEL-14996543
  • published16 Jan 2026
  • disclosed14 Jan 2026

Introduced: 14 Jan 2026

CVE-2026-22856  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:8 libwinpr-devel to version 2:2.11.7-6.el8_10 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2026:6918.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libwinpr-devel package and not the libwinpr-devel package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:8 relevant fixed versions and status.

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to 3.20.1, a race in the serial channel IRP thread tracking allows a heap use‑after‑free when one thread removes an entry from serial->IrpThreads while another reads it. This vulnerability is fixed in 3.20.1.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1