Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free security update
Affects Red Hat gstreamer1-plugins-bad-freeSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited : upgrade Red Hat gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free to 8.2.1 soon.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 19:20 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
- Patch
- Available – fixed in 8.2.1
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Upgrade Red Hat gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free to 8.2.1.
Affected software
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AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for the gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 to address CVE-2025-3887. Users should apply this update promptly by following Red Hat's published guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No alternative mitigations or workarounds are specified in the advisory.
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability exists in the GStreamer H265 codec parsing component within the gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package. This flaw could allow remote code execution. Red Hat has issued a security update addressing this vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2. The vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-3887 and is rated with high severity by Red Hat.