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: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer: heap out-of-bounds write in adpcmdec IMA/DVI ADPCM decoder (CVE-2026-19387) 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-2026-19387 is a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the adpcmdec IMA/DVI ADPCM decoder within the gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package, part of the GStreamer streaming media framework. This vulnerability could potentially lead to memory corruption due to improper bounds checking on heap allocations. Red Hat has released security updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 8 and 10, including various architectures and extended update support versions, to fix this issue. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write).
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a heap out-of-bounds write which may lead to memory corruption. This can potentially cause application crashes or other unintended behavior. Red Hat has rated the security impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided updates for gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free as detailed in the Red Hat advisories RHSA-2026:55433 and RHSA-2026:56521. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are required beyond applying the official patches.
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: gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free: gstreamer: heap out-of-bounds write in adpcmdec IMA/DVI ADPCM decoder (CVE-2026-19387) 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-2026-19387 is a heap out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the adpcmdec IMA/DVI ADPCM decoder within the gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free package, part of the GStreamer streaming media framework. This vulnerability could potentially lead to memory corruption due to improper bounds checking on heap allocations. Red Hat has released security updates for Red Hat Enterprise Linux versions 8 and 10, including various architectures and extended update support versions, to fix this issue. The vulnerability is tracked under CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write).
Potential Impact
The vulnerability allows a heap out-of-bounds write which may lead to memory corruption. This can potentially cause application crashes or other unintended behavior. Red Hat has rated the security impact as Important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at this time.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released official security updates that fix this vulnerability. Users should apply the provided updates for gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free as detailed in the Red Hat advisories RHSA-2026:55433 and RHSA-2026:56521. Refer to https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258 for update instructions. No additional mitigation steps are required 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-2026:55433
- Cve Count
- 1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a8460a9c6e8be033245ac8a
Added to database: 08/18/2026, 13:39:53 UTC
Last enriched: 09/08/2026, 14:06:56 UTC
Last updated: 10/02/2026, 02:46:03 UTC
Views: 68
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