CVE-2026-64621
Publication date 20 July 2026
Last updated 7 August 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
FreeRDP before 3.28.0 (affected 3.x through 3.27.1) contains a double-free vulnerability in freerdp_client_rdp_file_apply_to_settings() (client/common/file.c) when parsing the selectedmonitors field of a .rdp connection file. The MonitorIds array is allocated through the settings object, and a raw non-owning pointer to it is freed on the strtoul error path without clearing settings->MonitorIds, leaving it dangling; at teardown freerdp_settings_free() frees the same buffer again. An attacker who convinces a victim to open a crafted .rdp file with oversized monitor tokens can trigger a size-controlled double-free in any FreeRDP CLI client (xfreerdp/sdl-freerdp/wlfreerdp) in the default configuration.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| freerdp | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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| freerdp2 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| freerdp3 | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Fixed 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Fixed 3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
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| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
Notes
mdeslaur
USN-8410-1 released an update for this issue. At the time of USN publication, this issue didn't have a CVE number.
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version:
Base score
9.3 · Critical
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base score
7.3 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H