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FreeRDP: A Remote Desktop Protocol Implementation

FreeRDP is a free implementation of the Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP), released under the Apache license. Enjoy the freedom of using your software wherever you want, the way you want it, in a world where interoperability can finally liberate your computing experience.

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3.24.0 release


FreeRDP 3.24.0 has just been released and uploaded to

https://pub.freerdp.com/releases/

A new release with bugfixes and many improvements for users and developers alike.

  • Completed the [[nodiscard]] marking of the API to warn about problematic unchecked use of functions
  • Added full C23 support (default stays at C11) to allow new compilers to do stricter checking
  • Improved X11 and SDL3 clients
  • Improved smartcard support
  • proxy now supports RFX graphics mode

Security Advisories

  • CVE-2026-29774
  • CVE-2026-29775
  • CVE-2026-29776
  • CVE-2026-31806
  • CVE-2026-31883
  • CVE-2026-31884
  • CVE-2026-31885
  • CVE-2026-31897

What’s Changed

  • Attribute nodiscard related chanes (#12325, #12360, #12395, #12406, #12421, #12426, #12177, #12403, #12405, #12407, #12409, #12408, #12412, #12413)
  • c23 related improvements (#12368, #12371, #12379, #12381, #12383, #12385, #12386, #12387, #12384)
  • Generic code cleanups (#12382, #12439, #12455, #12462, #12399, #12473)
  • [core,utils] ignore NULL values in remove_rdpdr_type (#12372)
  • [codec,fdk] revert use of WinPR types (#12373)
  • [core,gateway] ignore incomplete rpc header (#12375, #12376)
  • [warnings] make function declaration names consistent (#12377)
  • [libfreerdp] Add new define for logon error info (#12380)
  • [client,x11] improve rails window locking (#12392)
  • Reload fix missing null checks (#12396)
  • Bounds checks (#12400)
  • [server,proxy] check for nullptr before using scard_call_context (#12404)
  • [uwac] fix rectangular glitch around surface damage regions (#12410)
  • Address various error handling inconsistencies (#12411)
  • [core,server] Improve WTS API locking (#12414)
  • Address some GCC compile issues (#12415, #12420)
  • Winpr atexit (#12416)
  • [winpr,smartcard] fix function pointer casts (#12422)
  • Xf timer fix (#12423)
  • [client,sdl] workaround for wlroots compositors (#12425)
  • [client,sdl] fix SdlWindow::query (#12378)
  • [winpr,smartcard] fix PCSC_ReleaseCardContext (#12427)
  • [client,x11] eliminate obsolete compile flags (#12428)
  • [client,common] skip sending input events when not connected (#12429)
  • Input connected checks (#12430)
  • Floatbar and display channel improvements (#12431)
  • [winpr,platform] fix WINPR_ATTR_NODISCARD definition (#12432)
  • [client] Fix writing of gatewayusagemethod to .rdp files (#12433)
  • Nodiscard finetune (#12435)
  • [core] fix missing gateway credential sync (#12436)
  • [client,sdl3] limit FREERDP_WLROOTS_HACK (#12441)
  • [core,settings] Allow FreeRDP_instance in setter (#12442)
  • [codec,h264] make log message trace (#12444)
  • X11 rails improve (#12440)
  • [codec,nsc] limit copy area in nsc_process_message (#12448)
  • Proxy support RFX and NSC settings (#12449)
  • [client,common] display a shortened help on parsing issues (#12450)
  • [winpr,smartcard] refine locking for pcsc layer (#12451)
  • [codec,swscale] allow runtime loading of swscale (#12452)
  • Swscale fallback (#12454)
  • Sdl multi scaling support (#12456)
  • [packaging,flatpak] update runtime and dependencies (#12457)
  • [codec,video] add doxygen version details (#12458)
  • [github,templates] update templates (#12460)
  • [client,sdl] allow FREERDP_WLROOTS_HACK for all sessions (#12461)
  • [warnings,nodiscard] add log messages for failures (#12463)
  • [gdi,gdi] ignore empty rectangles (#12467)
  • Smartcard fix smartcard-login, pass rdpContext for abort (#12466)
  • [winpr,smartcard] fix compiler warnings (#12469)
  • [winpr,timezone] fix search for transition dates (#12468)
  • [client,common] improve /p help (#12471)
  • Scard logging refactored (#12472)
  • [emu,scard] fix smartcard emulation (#12475)
  • Sdl null cursor (#12474)

New Contributors

  • @larsch made their first contribution in #12410

For a complete and detailed change log since the last release run: git log 3.24.0…3.23.0

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