Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-40254

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  - FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol. Versions prior to 3.25.0 have an off-by-
    one in the path traversal filter in `channels/drive/client/drive_file.c`. The `contains_dotdot()` function
    catches `../` and `..\` mid-path but misses `..` when it's the last component with no trailing separator.
    A rogue RDP server can read, list, or write files one directory above the client's shared folder through
    RDPDR requests. This requires the victim to connect with drive redirection enabled. Version 3.25.0 patches
    the issue. (CVE-2026-40254)

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if (!get_kb_item("global_settings/vendor_unpatched")) exit(0, "Unpatched Vulnerabilities Detection not active.");
if (!get_kb_item("Host/local_checks_enabled")) audit(AUDIT_LOCAL_CHECKS_NOT_ENABLED);
if (empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/CentOS/rpm-list")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/Debian/dpkg-l")) && empty_or_null(get_one_kb_item("Host/RedHat/rpm-list"))) audit(AUDIT_PACKAGE_LIST_MISSING);

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          {"reference": "freerdp2-wayland"},
          {"reference": "freerdp2-x11"},
          {"reference": "libfreerdp-client2-2"},
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          {"reference": "libuwac0-dev"},
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var distro_constraints_values = linux_unpatched::get_distro_constraints(distro_constraints_arr:distro_constraints_array);
if (empty_or_null(distro_constraints_values)) audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
var report = linux_unpatched::check_unpatched_constraints(distro_constraints_values:distro_constraints_values);

if (!empty_or_null(report))
{
  security_report_v4(
      port       : 0,
      severity   : SECURITY_WARNING,
      extra      : report
  );
  exit(0);
}
else
{
  audit(AUDIT_HOST_NOT, 'affected');
}