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Ubuntu 25.10 GStreamer Base Plugins Serious DoS Vulnerability USN-8130-1

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Calendar Grey March 30, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
GStreamer Base Plugins update for Ubuntu addresses a critical security flaw to prevent crashes or unauthorized code execution.
GStreamer Base Plugins could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

GStreamer Base Plugins could be made to crash or run programs if it opened

a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- gst-plugins-base1.0: GStreamer plugins

Details:

It was discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins incorrectly handled certain

AVI media files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GStreamer

Base Plugins to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly

execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu important GStreamer gstreamer base plugins

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base       1.26.6-1ubuntu0.1
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps  1.26.6-1ubuntu0.1
  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0  1.26.6-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base       1.24.2-1ubuntu0.4
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps  1.24.2-1ubuntu0.4
  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0  1.24.2-1ubuntu0.4

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base       1.20.1-1ubuntu0.6
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps  1.20.1-1ubuntu0.6
  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0  1.20.1-1ubuntu0.6

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8130-1

CVE-2026-2921

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8130-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu important GStreamer gstreamer base plugins

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.26.6-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.24.2-1ubuntu0.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.20.1-1ubuntu0.6

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