Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. These include a heap buffer overflow via a crafted VNC server rectangle in librfb (CVE-2026-52720) and a signed integer overflow in the VMnc decoder cursor payload handling (CVE-2026-52722). Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates to address these issues. The vulnerabilities affect multiple architectures of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products. The advisory provides updated package versions to remediate these flaws.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
The gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 contains two security flaws: a heap buffer overflow (CWE-122) triggered by a crafted VNC server rectangle in librfb, and a signed integer overflow (CWE-190) in the VMnc decoder cursor payload handling. These vulnerabilities could potentially lead to memory corruption or other impacts related to improper input handling in media streaming components. Red Hat Product Security has released updated packages to fix these issues as detailed in advisory RHSA-2026:37130.
Potential Impact
The heap buffer overflow and signed integer overflow vulnerabilities in gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to denial of service or other unintended behavior in applications using these plugins. The advisory rates the security impact as Important (high severity). No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update described in advisory RHSA-2026:37130 promptly. For detailed instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are specified by the vendor.
Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update
Description
Two security vulnerabilities have been identified in the gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package used in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. These include a heap buffer overflow via a crafted VNC server rectangle in librfb (CVE-2026-52720) and a signed integer overflow in the VMnc decoder cursor payload handling (CVE-2026-52722). Red Hat has issued an important security advisory with updates to address these issues. The vulnerabilities affect multiple architectures of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products. The advisory provides updated package versions to remediate these flaws.
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
The gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 contains two security flaws: a heap buffer overflow (CWE-122) triggered by a crafted VNC server rectangle in librfb, and a signed integer overflow (CWE-190) in the VMnc decoder cursor payload handling. These vulnerabilities could potentially lead to memory corruption or other impacts related to improper input handling in media streaming components. Red Hat Product Security has released updated packages to fix these issues as detailed in advisory RHSA-2026:37130.
Potential Impact
The heap buffer overflow and signed integer overflow vulnerabilities in gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free could allow an attacker to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to denial of service or other unintended behavior in applications using these plugins. The advisory rates the security impact as Important (high severity). No known exploits in the wild have been reported at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated packages for gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 and related CodeReady Linux Builder products to address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the security update described in advisory RHSA-2026:37130 promptly. For detailed instructions, refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are specified 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-2026:37130
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-52722"]
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a4f6c1068715ace43153777
Added to database: 07/09/2026, 09:38:24 UTC
Last enriched: 07/09/2026, 09:41:27 UTC
Last updated: 07/09/2026, 19:47:32 UTC
Views: 2
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