CVE-2026-67288
Publication date 1 August 2026
Last updated 7 August 2026
Ubuntu priority
Description
FreeRDP before 3.29.0 contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in smartcard cache request decoders that accept NULL NDR pointers for LookupName in SCARD_IOCTL_READCACHEA and SCARD_IOCTL_WRITECACHEA operations. When smartcard emulation is enabled, attackers can send crafted smartcard cache requests with NULL lookup-name pointers to trigger strlen() on a null pointer, causing client process termination.
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| freerdp | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Needs evaluation
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| freerdp2 | 26.04 LTS resolute | Not in release |
| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
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| 22.04 LTS jammy |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 20.04 LTS focal |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 18.04 LTS bionic |
Needs evaluation
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| freerdp3 | 26.04 LTS resolute |
Needs evaluation
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| 24.04 LTS noble |
Needs evaluation
|
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| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version:
Base score
8.7 · High
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base score
7.5 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
References
Other references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-67288
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-ph3q-f9w8-7jf3
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/5370fb26fbf034ecd11d3026b6ad639b5fff493f
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/commit/f3b4347105114fe7453828736bea069999af319f
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/freerdp-before-denial-of-service-via-smartcard-cache
- https://github.com/FreeRDP/FreeRDP/security/advisories/GHSA-5wr6-8m8j-3h7f