CVE-2026-26965
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, in the RLE planar decode path, `planar_decompress_
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Publicado: 25 feb 2026 · Última mod.: 15 jul 2026 · CWE-787
FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Prior to version 3.23.0, in the RLE planar decode path, `planar_decompress_plane_rle()` writes into `pDstData` at `((nYDst+y) * nDstStep) + (4*nXDst) + nChannel` without verifying that `(nYDst+nSrcHeight)` fits in the destination height or that `(nXDst+nSrcWidth)` fits in the destination stride. When `TempFormat != DstFormat`, `pDstData` becomes `planar->pTempData` (sized for the desktop), while `nYDst` is only validated against the **surface** by `is_within_surface()`. A malicious RDP server can exploit this to perform a heap out-of-bounds write with attacker-controlled offset and pixel data on any connecting FreeRDP client. The OOB write reaches up to 132,096 bytes past the temp buffer end, and on the brk heap (desktop ≤ 128×128), an adjacent `NSC_CONTEXT` struct's `decode` function pointer is overwritten with attacker-controlled pixel data — control-flow–relevant corruption (function pointer overwritten) demonstrated under deterministic heap layout (`nsc->decode = 0xFF414141FF414141`). Version 3.23.0 fixes the vulnerability.
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- github.comhttps://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-5vgf-mw4f-r33h
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:19033
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5936
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:5939
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6004
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6005
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6384
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6385
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6395
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6396
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6616
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6665
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6712
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:6764
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:7292
- access.redhat.comhttps://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-26965
- bugzilla.redhat.comhttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2442959
- security.access.redhat.comhttps://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-26965.json