USN-6526-1: GStreamer Bad Plugins vulnerabilities

Publication date

29 November 2023

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in GStreamer Bad Plugins.


Packages

Details

It was discovered that GStreamer Bad Plugins incorrectly handled certain
media files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GStreamer
Bad Plugins to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

It was discovered that GStreamer Bad Plugins incorrectly handled certain
media files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GStreamer
Bad Plugins to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly
execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:


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