Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-good security update
Description
GStreamer is a streaming media framework based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. The gstreamer1-plugins-good packages contain a collection of well-supported plug-ins of good quality and under the LGPL license. Security Fix(es): * gstreamer: GStreamer: Remote Code Execution via MRF file parsing heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-2026-18296) * gstreamer: GStreamer: Remote code execution via heap-based buffer overflow in PNG file parsing (CVE-2026-18298) * gstreamer: GStreamer: Remote Code Execution via Use-After-Free in rtpsbcdepay (CVE-2026-18299) * GStreamer: GStreamer: Remote code execution via MRF file parsing (CVE-2026-18295) 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.
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Technical Analysis
The gstreamer1-plugins-good package for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 contains several security flaws that allow remote code execution. These include heap-based buffer overflows triggered by malformed MRF and PNG files (CVE-2026-18296 and CVE-2026-18298), a use-after-free vulnerability in the rtpsbcdepay plugin (CVE-2026-18299), and another remote code execution via MRF file parsing (CVE-2026-18295). Red Hat has released updated packages to fix these vulnerabilities.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely on affected systems running vulnerable versions of gstreamer1-plugins-good. This could lead to full system compromise depending on the privileges of the affected process.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated gstreamer1-plugins-good packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 that address these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the official security update as described in Red Hat advisory RHSA-2026:59179. No additional mitigation steps are indicated by the vendor beyond applying the update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2026:59179
- Cve Count
- 4
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2026-18296","CVE-2026-18298","CVE-2026-18299"]
Threat ID: 6a8effe2acd9273b490783b2
Added to database: 08/26/2026, 15:01:54 UTC
Last enriched: 09/24/2026, 07:17:24 UTC
Last updated: 10/10/2026, 18:48:17 UTC
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