Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, gstreamer1-plugins-base, gstreamer1-plugins-good, and gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free security update
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in GStreamer plugins packages including gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, base, good, and ugly-free used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. These vulnerabilities include arbitrary code execution and remote code execution via heap-based buffer overflows, integer overflows, and out-of-bounds writes in various media file parsers and demuxers such as ASF, JPEG, AVI, RealMedia, RTP, and DVB subtitles. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates to address these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers multiple critical vulnerabilities in GStreamer plugins used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The issues include arbitrary code execution and remote code execution caused by heap-based buffer overflows, integer overflows, and out-of-bounds writes in components handling ASF files (CVE-2026-2920), JPEG parsing (CVE-2026-3082), RTP QDM2 depayloader (CVE-2026-3085, CVE-2026-3083), AVI file handling (CVE-2026-2921), RealMedia demuxer (CVE-2026-2922), and DVB subtitles (CVE-2026-2923). These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely by processing crafted media files. Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related CodeReady Linux Builder variants.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by processing specially crafted media files. This could lead to full system compromise or unauthorized code execution within the context of the affected application. The vulnerabilities affect multiple GStreamer plugins responsible for handling various media formats, increasing the attack surface for multimedia applications relying on these components.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, gstreamer1-plugins-base, gstreamer1-plugins-good, and gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free to address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products should apply the security updates as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:6300. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official patches.
Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, gstreamer1-plugins-base, gstreamer1-plugins-good, and gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free security update
Description
Multiple security vulnerabilities have been identified in GStreamer plugins packages including gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, base, good, and ugly-free used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. These vulnerabilities include arbitrary code execution and remote code execution via heap-based buffer overflows, integer overflows, and out-of-bounds writes in various media file parsers and demuxers such as ASF, JPEG, AVI, RealMedia, RTP, and DVB subtitles. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates to address these issues.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers multiple critical vulnerabilities in GStreamer plugins used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9. The issues include arbitrary code execution and remote code execution caused by heap-based buffer overflows, integer overflows, and out-of-bounds writes in components handling ASF files (CVE-2026-2920), JPEG parsing (CVE-2026-3082), RTP QDM2 depayloader (CVE-2026-3085, CVE-2026-3083), AVI file handling (CVE-2026-2921), RealMedia demuxer (CVE-2026-2922), and DVB subtitles (CVE-2026-2923). These vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely by processing crafted media files. Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these vulnerabilities in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related CodeReady Linux Builder variants.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected systems by processing specially crafted media files. This could lead to full system compromise or unauthorized code execution within the context of the affected application. The vulnerabilities affect multiple GStreamer plugins responsible for handling various media formats, increasing the attack surface for multimedia applications relying on these components.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, gstreamer1-plugins-base, gstreamer1-plugins-good, and gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free to address these vulnerabilities. Users of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products should apply the security updates as detailed in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:6300. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No additional mitigations are specified beyond applying the official patches.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:6300
- Cve Count
- 7
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-2921","CVE-2026-2922","CVE-2026-2923","CVE-2026-3082","CVE-2026-3083","CVE-2026-3085"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1c04853345fc181d7e4
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:40 UTC
Last enriched: 07/20/2026, 21:01:47 UTC
Last updated: 08/08/2026, 12:41:09 UTC
Views: 63
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