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Ubuntu 25.04: GStreamer Critical Denial of Service Vulnerability USN-7716-1

Ubuntu Large Esm H500
Several security issues were fixed in GStreamer Base Plugins.
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7716-1
August 26, 2025

gst-plugins-base1.0 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 25.04
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in GStreamer Base Plugins.

Software Description:
- gst-plugins-base1.0: GStreamer plugins

Details:

Shaun Mirani discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins incorrectly handled
certain malformed media files. An attacker could use these issues to cause
GStreamer Base Plugins to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 25.04
  gstreamer1.0-alsa               1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1
  gstreamer1.0-gl                 1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base       1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps  1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1
  gstreamer1.0-x                  1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1
  libgstreamer-gl1.0-0            1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1
  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0  1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
  gstreamer1.0-alsa               1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3
  gstreamer1.0-gl                 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base       1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps  1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3
  gstreamer1.0-x                  1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3
  libgstreamer-gl1.0-0            1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3
  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0  1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
  gstreamer1.0-alsa               1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5
  gstreamer1.0-gl                 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base       1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps  1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5
  gstreamer1.0-x                  1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5
  libgstreamer-gl1.0-0            1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5
  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0  1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5

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

References:
  https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7716-1
  CVE-2025-47806, CVE-2025-47807, CVE-2025-47808

Package Information:
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3
  https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5

Ubuntu 25.04: GStreamer Critical Denial of Service Vulnerability USN-7716-1

ubuntu
Calendar Grey August 26, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Crucial security patches released for GStreamer Base Plugins on Ubuntu. Act promptly to protect your system!
Several security issues were fixed in GStreamer Base Plugins.

Summary

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 25.04 - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GStreamer Base Plugins. Software Description: - gst-plugins-base1.0: GStreamer plugins Details: Shaun Mirani discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins incorrectly handled certain malformed media files. An attacker could use these issues to cause GStreamer Base Plugins to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 25.04 gstreamer1.0-alsa 1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1 gstreamer1.0-gl 1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps 1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1 gstreamer1.0-x 1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1 libgstreamer-gl1.0-0 1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1 libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 24.04 LTS gstreamer1.0-alsa 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3 gstreamer1.0-gl 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3 gstreamer1.0-x 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3 libgstreamer-gl1.0-0 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3 libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS gstreamer1.0-alsa 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5 gstreamer1.0-gl 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base-apps 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5 gstreamer1.0-x 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5 libgstreamer-gl1.0-0 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5 libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7716-1

CVE-2025-47806, CVE-2025-47807, CVE-2025-47808

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7716-1

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.26.0-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.24.2-1ubuntu0.3 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.20.1-1ubuntu0.5

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