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A FreeRDP security update has been released for Ubuntu Linux 16.04 LTS.



USN-4382-1: FreeRDP vulnerabilities


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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-4382-1
June 04, 2020

freerdp vulnerabilities
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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

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
  https://usn.ubuntu.com/4382-1
CVE-2020-11042, CVE-2020-11045, CVE-2020-11046, CVE-2020-11048,
CVE-2020-11049, CVE-2020-11058, CVE-2020-11521, CVE-2020-11522,
CVE-2020-11523, CVE-2020-11525, CVE-2020-11526, CVE-2020-13396,
CVE-2020-13397, CVE-2020-13398

Package Information:

  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/freerdp/1.1.0~git20140921.1.440916e+dfsg1-5ubuntu1.4