Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update
GStreamer is a streaming media framework based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. The gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package contains a collection of plug-ins for GStreamer. Security Fix(es): * GStreamer: GStreamer H265 Codec Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-3887) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2025-3887 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the GStreamer H265 codec parsing functionality found in the gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package. This vulnerability could lead to remote code execution if exploited. Red Hat Product Security has rated the update as Important and released patches for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related distributions. The advisory references Bugzilla 2367919 as the fix source and provides updated package versions to address the issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely via crafted H265 media streams processed by the vulnerable GStreamer plugin. This poses a significant risk to systems running affected versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update to address this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants should apply the updated gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free packages as detailed in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2025:8979. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update
Description
GStreamer is a streaming media framework based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. The gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package contains a collection of plug-ins for GStreamer. Security Fix(es): * GStreamer: GStreamer H265 Codec Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2025-3887) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
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Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2025-3887 is a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the GStreamer H265 codec parsing functionality found in the gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package. This vulnerability could lead to remote code execution if exploited. Red Hat Product Security has rated the update as Important and released patches for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related distributions. The advisory references Bugzilla 2367919 as the fix source and provides updated package versions to address the issue.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely via crafted H265 media streams processed by the vulnerable GStreamer plugin. This poses a significant risk to systems running affected versions of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released an official security update to address this vulnerability. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants should apply the updated gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free packages as detailed in Red Hat Advisory RHSA-2025:8979. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:8979
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1ce4853345fc1823e9d
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:54 UTC
Last enriched: 06/25/2026, 22:07:22 UTC
Last updated: 06/28/2026, 01:13:28 UTC
Views: 2
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