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, 11:05 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 an official security update for the gstreamer1-plugins-good package in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 (version 1.18.4-8.el9_2.6) that addresses these vulnerabilities. Users should apply this update promptly following Red Hat's published guidance at https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258. No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official patch.
Description
Multiple remote code execution vulnerabilities have been identified in the GStreamer streaming media framework, specifically in the gstreamer1-plugins-good package. These include heap-based buffer overflows in MRF and PNG file parsing, as well as a use-after-free vulnerability in the rtpsbcdepay component. Red Hat has issued an important security update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 to address these issues.
References
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:71646 (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_71646.json (opens in a new tab)