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Ubuntu 20.04: GStreamer Base Plugins Important DoS USN-7827-1

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Calendar Grey October 20, 2025
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
Fixes to several security issues in GStreamer Base Plugins for Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, 18.04 LTS, and 16.04 LTS.
Several security issues were fixed in GStreamer Base Plugins.

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 did not correctly

handle certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue

to cause a denial of service.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service important GStreamer uk-ubuntu

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0  1.16.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev  1.16.3-0ubuntu1.4+esm1
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0  1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev  1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm2
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-0  1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro
  libgstreamer-plugins-base1.0-dev  1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm3
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-7827-1

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

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-7827-1

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service important GStreamer uk-ubuntu

Package Information

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