Important: freerdp

Issue Overview:

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Out-Of-Bounds Write of up to 4 bytes in function nsc_rle_decode() that results in a memory corruption and possibly even a remote code execution.(CVE-2018-8788)

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Integer Overflow that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function gdi_Bitmap_Decompress() and results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.(CVE-2018-8787)

FreeRDP prior to version 2.0.0-rc4 contains an Integer Truncation that leads to a Heap-Based Buffer Overflow in function update_read_bitmap_update() and results in a memory corruption and probably even a remote code execution.(CVE-2018-8786)

Affected Packages:

freerdp

Note:

This advisory is applicable to Amazon Linux 2 (AL2) Core repository. Visit this FAQ section for the difference between AL2 Core and AL2 Extras advisories.

Issue Correction:
Run yum update freerdp to update your system.

New Packages:

aarch64:  
    freerdp-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    freerdp-libs-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    freerdp-plugins-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    freerdp-devel-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
    freerdp-debuginfo-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.aarch64  
  
i686:  
    freerdp-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    freerdp-libs-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    freerdp-plugins-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    freerdp-devel-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.i686  
    freerdp-debuginfo-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.i686  
  
src:  
    freerdp-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.src  
  
x86_64:  
    freerdp-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    freerdp-libs-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    freerdp-plugins-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    freerdp-devel-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  
    freerdp-debuginfo-1.0.2-15.amzn2.0.1.x86_64  

Additional References

Red Hat: CVE-2018-8786, CVE-2018-8787, CVE-2018-8788

Mitre: CVE-2018-8786, CVE-2018-8787, CVE-2018-8788