Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, gstreamer1-plugins-base, and gstreamer1-plugins-good security update
Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities have been identified in GStreamer plugins, including heap-based buffer overflows and integer overflow issues affecting JPEG parsing, RTP depayloading, and AVI file handling. These vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related packages. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates to address these issues.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers four security vulnerabilities in GStreamer plugins (gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, gstreamer1-plugins-base, and gstreamer1-plugins-good) that allow remote code execution. The flaws include heap-based buffer overflows in the JPEG parser (CVE-2026-3082) and rtpqdm2depay (CVE-2026-3085), an integer overflow in RIFF palette handling in AVI files (CVE-2026-2921), and an out-of-bounds write in rtpqdm2depay (CVE-2026-3083). These vulnerabilities are addressed by updated packages provided by Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely via crafted media files processed by the affected GStreamer plugins. This could lead to full system compromise on affected systems running vulnerable versions of the software.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, gstreamer1-plugins-base, and gstreamer1-plugins-good that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security updates as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:8857. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No other mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, gstreamer1-plugins-base, and gstreamer1-plugins-good security update
Description
Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities have been identified in GStreamer plugins, including heap-based buffer overflows and integer overflow issues affecting JPEG parsing, RTP depayloading, and AVI file handling. These vulnerabilities affect Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related packages. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates to address these issues.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
This advisory covers four security vulnerabilities in GStreamer plugins (gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, gstreamer1-plugins-base, and gstreamer1-plugins-good) that allow remote code execution. The flaws include heap-based buffer overflows in the JPEG parser (CVE-2026-3082) and rtpqdm2depay (CVE-2026-3085), an integer overflow in RIFF palette handling in AVI files (CVE-2026-2921), and an out-of-bounds write in rtpqdm2depay (CVE-2026-3083). These vulnerabilities are addressed by updated packages provided by Red Hat for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support and related variants.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely via crafted media files processed by the affected GStreamer plugins. This could lead to full system compromise on affected systems running vulnerable versions of the software.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free, gstreamer1-plugins-base, and gstreamer1-plugins-good that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security updates as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:8857. For detailed update instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No other mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor advisory.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:8857
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-3082","CVE-2026-3083","CVE-2026-3085"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a3da1bd4853345fc181b16d
Added to database: 06/25/2026, 21:46:37 UTC
Last enriched: 07/20/2026, 21:00:20 UTC
Last updated: 08/11/2026, 12:41:09 UTC
Views: 130
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