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Ubuntu 23.04: 6268-1 Critical: GStreamer Base Plugins DoS Issue

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Calendar Grey August 2, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Enhance your Ubuntu security by applying updates for GStreamer Base Plugins to fix vulnerabilities that could lead to denial of service attacks 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

FLAC image tags. 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. (CVE-2023-37327)

It was discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins incorrectly handled certain

subtitles. 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. (CVE-2023-37328)

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote code execution Ubuntu Denial of Service GStreamer plugin update program crash

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   gstreamer1.0-plugins-base       1.22.1-1ubuntu1.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   gstreamer1.0-plugins-base       1.20.1-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS:
   gstreamer1.0-plugins-base       1.16.3-0ubuntu1.2

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6268-1

CVE-2023-37327, CVE-2023-37328

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6268-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory remote code execution Ubuntu Denial of Service GStreamer plugin update program crash

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.22.1-1ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.20.1-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.16.3-0ubuntu1.2

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