FreeRDP Fixes 22 Security Flaws and Urges Users to Update Immediately
Brief
FreeRDP released version 3.
- 0, addressing 22 security flaws and multiple bugs in its open-source Remote Desktop Protocol implementation, and urges users and distributors to update promptly.
FreeRDP is widely used by Linux systems, thin clients, remote-access tools, and enterprise applications to connect to Windows Remote Desktop Services.
Because it processes network data from remote servers and supports features such as graphics, smart cards, USB redirection, clipboard sharing, and authentication, memory-handling mistakes can create serious security exposure.
The 3.
- 0 release includes fixes for 22 GitHub Security Advisories , covering issues reported through the project’s security process. The advisory identifiers include GHSA-c5gr-hmqp-pwj4, GHSA-h5w2-q35j-443h, GHSA-m85m-3qxv-63h5, and 19 others.