# Security update for gstreamer-plugins-base

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:1882-2  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1224806

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2024-4453

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2024-4453 ( SUSE ):  7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

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

  * CVE-2024-4453: Fixed lack of proper validation of user-supplied data when
    parsing EXIF metadata (bsc#1224806)

## 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:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-1882=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libgsttag-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstpbutils-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgsttag-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * gstreamer-plugins-base-debugsource-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstaudio-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstapp-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstriff-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstvideo-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstvideo-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstgl-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * gstreamer-plugins-base-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstapp-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * gstreamer-plugins-base-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstallocators-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstaudio-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstpbutils-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstriff-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstallocators-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2
    * libgstgl-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-4453.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224806

SUSE: 2024:1882-2 important: gstreamer-plugins-base Security Advisory Updates

August 19, 2024
* bsc#1224806 Cross-References: * CVE-2024-4453

Summary

## This update for gstreamer-plugins-base fixes the following issues: * CVE-2024-4453: Fixed lack of proper validation of user-supplied data when parsing EXIF metadata (bsc#1224806) ## 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: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-Micro-5.5-2024-1882=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * libgsttag-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstpbutils-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgsttag-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * gstreamer-plugins-base-debugsource-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstaudio-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstapp-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstriff-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstvideo-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstvideo-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstgl-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * gstreamer-plugins-base-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstapp-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * gstreamer-plugins-base-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstallocators-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstaudio-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstpbutils-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstriff-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstallocators-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2 * libgstgl-1_0-0-1.22.0-150500.3.8.2

References

* bsc#1224806

Cross-

* CVE-2024-4453

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2024-4453 ( SUSE ): 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro 5.5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2024-4453.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1224806

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2024:1882-2
Rating: important

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