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Ubuntu 16.04: USN-6291-1 Critical: GStreamer Denial Of Service

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Calendar Grey August 16, 2023
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
An exploit in GStreamer may cause a service interruption in Ubuntu 16.04 as a result of specially designed datetime strings; a remedy has been released.
GStreamer could be made to denial of service if it received a specially crafted datetime string.

Summary

GStreamer could be made to denial of service if it received a specially

crafted datetime string.

Software Description:

- gstreamer1.0: GObject introspection data for the GStreamer library

Details:

Hanno Bock discovered that GStreamer incorrecly handled certain datetime

strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial

of service or expose sensitive information.

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Topics Covered

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Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
  gstreamer1.0-tools              1.8.3-1~ubuntu0.1+esm1
  libgstreamer1.0-0               1.8.3-1~ubuntu0.1+esm1

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6291-1

CVE-2017-5838

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6291-1

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