Ubuntu Security Notices
USN-5154-1

USN-5154-1: FreeRDP vulnerabilities

Publication date

23 November 2021

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP.

Releases

21.10 21.04 20.04 LTS 18.04 LTS

Packages

freerdp2 - RDP client for Windows Terminal Services

Details

It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code
or cause a crash. (CVE-2021-41159)

It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain connections.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or
cause a crash. (CVE-2021-41160)

It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code
or cause a crash. (CVE-2021-41159)

It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain connections.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or
cause a crash. (CVE-2021-41160)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release	Package Version
21.10 impish	libfreerdp-client2-2 – 2.3.0+dfsg1-2ubuntu0.1
21.04 hirsute	libfreerdp-client2-2 – 2.3.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal	libfreerdp-client2-2 – 2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.2
18.04 bionic	libfreerdp-client2-2 – 2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.18.04.2

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USN-5154-1: FreeRDP vulnerabilities

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