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openSUSE Leap 16.0 gstreamer-plugins-ugly Important RCE Issues 2026-20402-1

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Calendar Grey March 28, 2026
Dist Opensuse Esm H88
An important update for openSUSE addresses critical security issues in gstreamer-plugins-ugly with code risks.
An update that solves 2 vulnerabilities and has 2 bug fixes can now be installed.

Description

This update for gstreamer-plugins-ugly fixes the following issues:

- CVE-2026-2920: GStreamer ASF Demuxer Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (bsc#1259367).

- CVE-2026-2922: GStreamer RealMedia Demuxer Out-Of-Bounds Write Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (bsc#1259370).

Patch instructions:

To install this openSUSE security update use the suse recommended installation methods

like YaST online_update or "zypper patch".

Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

- openSUSE Leap 16.0

zypper in -t patch openSUSE-Leap-16.0-416=1

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Topics Covered

security advisory buffer overflow remote code execution important OpenSUSE gstreamer-plugins-ugly

Patch

Package List

- openSUSE Leap 16.0:

gstreamer-plugins-ugly-1.26.7-160000.2.1

gstreamer-plugins-ugly-lang-1.26.7-160000.2.1

References

* bsc#1259367

* bsc#1259370

References:

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2920.html

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2922.html

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Announcement ID: openSUSE-SU-2026:20402-1
Rating: important
Affected Products: openSUSE Leap 16.0 -------------------------------------------------------------

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Topics Covered

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