Ubuntu 20.04: GStreamer Base Plugins Important DoS USN-7827-1
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October 20, 2025
Several security issues were fixed in GStreamer Base Plugins.
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS - Ubuntu 18.04 LTS - Ubuntu 16.04 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 did not correctly handle certain memory operations. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service.
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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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