CVE-2026-53705: Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the WavPack audio decoder of GStreamer's gst-plugins-good package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The flaw occurs during buffer size calculation, causing a heap buffer overflow and memory corruption. This can lead to application crashes or potentially arbitrary code execution if a user opens a malicious WavPack audio file. Red Hat has released security updates to address this issue.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-53705 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the WavPack decoder component of the gstreamer1-plugins-good package, caused by an integer overflow. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related extended support and update lifecycle versions. The vulnerability could potentially lead to memory corruption. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2026:36675) and released updated packages to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
The heap buffer overflow caused by an integer overflow in the WavPack decoder could lead to memory corruption, which may result in application crashes or potentially allow execution of arbitrary code depending on the context of use. Red Hat rates the security impact as Important, indicating a significant risk to affected systems if unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated gstreamer1-plugins-good packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:36675 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
CVE-2026-53705: Integer Overflow or Wraparound in Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Description
An integer overflow vulnerability exists in the WavPack audio decoder of GStreamer's gst-plugins-good package on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. The flaw occurs during buffer size calculation, causing a heap buffer overflow and memory corruption. This can lead to application crashes or potentially arbitrary code execution if a user opens a malicious WavPack audio file. Red Hat has released security updates to address this issue.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.6high
Affected software
Weaknesses
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Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-53705 is a heap buffer overflow vulnerability in the WavPack decoder component of the gstreamer1-plugins-good package, caused by an integer overflow. This vulnerability affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and related extended support and update lifecycle versions. The vulnerability could potentially lead to memory corruption. Red Hat has issued a security advisory (RHSA-2026:36675) and released updated packages to fix this issue.
Potential Impact
The heap buffer overflow caused by an integer overflow in the WavPack decoder could lead to memory corruption, which may result in application crashes or potentially allow execution of arbitrary code depending on the context of use. Red Hat rates the security impact as Important, indicating a significant risk to affected systems if unpatched.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated gstreamer1-plugins-good packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and its variants to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:36675 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:36675
- Cve Count
- 1
- Additional Cves
- []
- Cvss Version
- null
Threat ID: 6a50ba8668715ace435817f6
Added to database: 07/10/2026, 09:25:26 UTC
Last enriched: 07/10/2026, 10:04:20 UTC
Last updated: 07/10/2026, 10:07:21 UTC
Views: 2
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