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Fedora Update Notification
FEDORA-2017-8eac23007d
2017-04-16 14:37:13.342377
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Name : xorgxrdp
Product : Fedora 24
Version : 0.2.1
Release : 1.fc24
URL :
https://github.com/neutrinolabs/xorgxrdp
Summary : Implementation of xrdp backend as Xorg modules
Description :
xorgxrdp is a set of X11 modules that make Xorg act as a backend for
xrdp. Xorg with xorgxrdp is the most advanced xrdp backend with support
for screen resizing and multiple monitors.
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Update Information:
New upstream version of xorgxrdp and xrdp: New features in xrdp: - RemoteFX
codec support is now enabled by default. - Bitmap updates support is now enabled
by default. - TLS ciphers suites and version is now logged. - Connected computer
name is now logged. - Switched to Xorg (xorgxrdp) as the default backend now. -
Miscellaneous RemoteFX codec mode improvements. - Socket directory is
configurable at the compile time. Bugfixes in xrdp: - Parallels client for
MacOS / iOS can now connect (audio redirection must be disabled on client or
xrdp server though). - MS RDP client for iOS can now connect using TLS security
layer. - MS RDP client for Android can now connect to xrdp. - Large resolutions
(4K) can be used with RemoteFX graphics. - Multiple RemoteApps can be opened
throguh NeutrinoRDP proxy. - tls_ciphers in xrdp.ini is not limited to 63 chars
anymore, it's variable-length. - Fixed an issue where tls_ciphers were ignored
and rdp security layer could be used instead. - Kill disconnected sessions
feature is working with Xorg (xorgxrdp) backend. - Miscellaneous code cleanup
and memory issues fixes. Rebuild of xrdp requiring both xorgxrdp and tigervnc-
minimal. VNC is still the default.
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References:
[ 1 ] Bug #1433959 - CVE-2017-6967 xrdp: Incorrect placement of auth_start_session()
[fedora-all]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1433959
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This update can be installed with the "dnf" update program. Use
su -c 'dnf upgrade xorgxrdp' at the command line.
For more information, refer to the dnf documentation available at
http://dnf.readthedocs.io/en/latest/command_ref.html#upgrade-command-label
All packages are signed with the Fedora Project GPG key. More details on the
GPG keys used by the Fedora Project can be found at
https://fedoraproject.org/keys
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