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SUSE gstreamer-plugins-ugly Important Remote Code Exec Patch 2026-0998-1

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Calendar Grey March 24, 2026
Dist Suse Esm H88
This advisory covers important updates for gstreamer-plugins-ugly to fix critical remote code execution risks in SUSE.
An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

Summary

## 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 SUSE 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 15.6 zypper in -t patch SUSE-2026-998=1 openSUSE-SLE-15.6-2026-998=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Product-WE-15-SP7-2026-998=1 ## Package List: * openSUSE Leap 15.6 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64 i586)

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Topics Covered

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

References

* bsc#1259367

* bsc#1259370

Cross-

* CVE-2026-2920

* CVE-2026-2922

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2026-2920 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-2920 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-2922 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

* CVE-2026-2922 ( NVD ): 7.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* openSUSE Leap 15.6

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 SP7

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15 SP7

An update that solves two vulnerabilities can now be installed.

##

* 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: SUSE-SU-2026:0998-1
Release Date: 2026-03-24T14:56:41Z
Rating: important

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Topics Covered

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

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