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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-40569: ELSA-2024-2208: freerdp security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

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Oracle Linux: CVE-2023-40569: ELSA-2024-2208: freerdp security update (MODERATE) (Multiple Advisories)

Severity
8
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C)
Published
09/01/2023
Created
05/22/2024
Added
05/07/2024
Modified
11/30/2024

Description

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Affected versions are subject to an Out-Of-Bounds Write in the `progressive_decompress` function. This issue is likely down to incorrect calculations of the `nXSrc` and `nYSrc` variables. This issue has been addressed in versions 2.11.0 and 3.0.0-beta3. Users are advised to upgrade. there are no known workarounds for this vulnerability. A flaw was found in FreeRDP. Incorrect calculations in the `progressive_decompress` function may allow for a buffer overflow, resulting in a crash.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-freerdp
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-freerdp-devel
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-freerdp-libs
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libwinpr
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-libwinpr-devel

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