1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-8561-1

USN-8561-1: FreeRDP vulnerabilities

Publication date

20 July 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP.

Releases

Packages

  • freerdp3 - RDP client for Windows Terminal Services

Details

It was discovered that FreeRDP contained multiple security issues. An
attacker could possibly use these issues to obtain sensitive information,
cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code.

It was discovered that FreeRDP contained multiple security issues. An
attacker could possibly use these issues to obtain sensitive information,
cause FreeRDP to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or execute
arbitrary code.

Update instructions

This update uses a new upstream release, which includes additional bug fixes. 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
26.04 LTS resolute freerdp-x11 –  3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
freerdp3-x11 –  3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
libfreerdp3-3 –  3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.26.04.1
24.04 LTS noble freerdp3-x11 –  3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1
libfreerdp3-3 –  3.30.0+dfsg-0ubuntu0.24.04.1

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