GLSA 202005-07: FreeRDP: Multiple vulnerabilities

Severity:normal
Title:FreeRDP: Multiple vulnerabilities
Date:05/14/2020
Bugs: #716830
ID:202005-07

Synopsis

Multiple vulnerabilities have been found in FreeRDP, the worst of which could result in a Denial of Service condition.

Background

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol.

Affected packages

Package Vulnerable Unaffected Architecture(s)
net-misc/freerdp < 2.1.0 >= 2.1.0 All supported architectures

Description

Multiple vulnerabilities have been discovered in FreeRDP. Please review the CVE identifiers referenced below for details.

Impact

An attacker could possibly cause a Denial of Service condition.

Workaround

There is no known workaround at this time.

Resolution

All FreeRDP users should upgrade to the latest version:

      # emerge --sync
      # emerge --ask --oneshot --verbose ">=net-misc/freerdp-2.1.0"
    

References

Availability

This GLSA and any updates to it are available for viewing at the Gentoo Security Website: http://security.gentoo.org/glsa/glsa-202005-07.xml

Concerns?

Security is a primary focus of Gentoo Linux and ensuring the confidentiality and security of our users machines is of utmost importance to us. Any security concerns should be addressed to security@gentoo.org or alternatively, you may file a bug at https://bugs.gentoo.org.

License

Copyright 2010 Gentoo Foundation, Inc; referenced text belongs to its owner(s). The contents of this document are licensed under the Creative Commons - Attribution / Share Alike license.

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