Critical FreeRDP Vulnerabilities Addressed in Ubuntu Security Notice
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 23.04 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP. Software Description: - freerdp2: RDP client for Windows Terminal Services Details: It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled drive redirection. If a user were tricked into connection to a malicious server, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2022-41877) It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain surface updates. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-39352, CVE-2023-39356)
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 23.10: libfreerdp2-2 2.10.0+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1.1 Ubuntu 23.04: libfreerdp2-2 2.10.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS: libfreerdp2-2 2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.5 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: libfreerdp2-2 2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.6 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6522-1
CVE-2022-41877, CVE-2023-39352, CVE-2023-39356
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp2/2.10.0+dfsg1-1.1ubuntu1.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp2/2.10.0+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp2/2.6.1+dfsg1-3ubuntu2.5 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp2/2.2.0+dfsg1-0ubuntu0.20.04.6