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CVE-2026-27951

freerdp: FreeRDP: Denial of Service via endless blocking loop in Stream_EnsureCapacity

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.9

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 26, 2026

Updated · August 18, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in FreeRDP, a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. The Stream_EnsureCapacity function can create an endless blocking loop, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS). This vulnerability can be exploited on 32-bit systems where the available physical memory is greater than or equal to the SIZE_MAX variable, potentially affecting both client and server implementations using FreeRDP.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.9
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE-190 · Integer Overflow or Wraparound