CVE-2026-114046

Public on 2026-10-21

Modified on 2026-10-22

Description

FreeRDP 3.0.0 before 3.32.0 contains a null-pointer dereference in the smartcard emulation backend that accepts a null per-reader name in SCardGetStatusChange requests. A malicious RDP server can send a crafted reader-state entry with a null szReader, causing strcmp or _wcscmp to crash the client process.

Severity

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

6.5

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core	freerdp	Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023	freerdp	Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview	freerdp	Pending Fix

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	6.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2026-114046 Mitre: CVE-2026-114046