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Ubuntu 23.04: USN-6269-1 Critical: GStreamer Plugins DoS Threat

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Calendar Grey August 2, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
A security flaw in GStreamer Good Plugins may cause system crashes or allow remote code execution, posing risks to various Ubuntu versions.
GStreamer Good Plugins could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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

a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- gst-plugins-good1.0: GStreamer plugins

Details:

It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled certain

FLAC image tags. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GStreamer

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

execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2023-37327)

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical ubuntu gstreamer

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 23.04:
   gstreamer1.0-plugins-good       1.22.1-1ubuntu1.2

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS:
   gstreamer1.0-plugins-good       1.20.3-0ubuntu1.1

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

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6269-1

CVE-2023-37327

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6269-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service critical ubuntu gstreamer

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-good1.0/1.22.1-1ubuntu1.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-good1.0/1.20.3-0ubuntu1.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-good1.0/1.16.3-0ubuntu1.2

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