USN-4382-1: FreeRDP vulnerabilities
freerdp vulnerabilities
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary
Several security issues were fixed in FreeRDP.
Software Description
- freerdp – RDP client for Windows Terminal Services
Details
It was discovered that FreeRDP incorrectly handled certain memory
operations. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause FreeRDP to
crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary
code.
Update instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- libfreerdp-client1.1 – 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.4
- libfreerdp-common1.1.0 – 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.4
- libfreerdp-core1.1 – 1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.4
To update your system, please follow these instructions: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Security/Upgrades.
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
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