Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-good security update
Affects Red Hat gstreamer1-plugins-goodSource GCVE Database
Mentioned vulnerabilities
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.8 High.
Data as of 31 Oct 2026, 10:52 UTC
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 20 Aug 2026
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 30 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released updated gstreamer1-plugins-good packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 and related update services that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply these official updates promptly to remediate the issues. For detailed update instructions, refer to the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation actions are indicated by the vendor.
Description
Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities have been identified in the GStreamer streaming media framework, specifically in the gstreamer1-plugins-good packages. These include heap-based buffer overflows in MRF and PNG file parsing, and a use-after-free vulnerability in the rtpsbcdepay component. Red Hat has issued an important security advisory providing updates to address these issues in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.8 variants.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:73040 (opens in a new tab)
- access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/ (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2520580 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2520590 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2520605 (opens in a new tab)
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2520606 (opens in a new tab)
- security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2026/rhsa-2026_73040.json (opens in a new tab)