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Ubuntu 16.04 LTS GStreamer Base Plugins Critical DoS CVE-2026-2921

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Calendar Grey June 12, 2026
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GStreamer Base Plugins on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS face a critical update to prevent potential denial of service and code execution risks.
GStreamer Base Plugins could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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

a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- gst-plugins-base1.0: GStreamer plugins

Details:

USN-8130-1 fixed a vulnerability in GStreamer Base Plugins. This update

provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 LTS.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins incorrectly handled certain

AVI media files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause GStreamer

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

execute arbitrary code.

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Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service remote code execution Ubuntu important gstreamer-plugins-base

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-base       1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm4
                                  Available with Ubuntu Pro

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8130-3

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8130-2

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8130-1

CVE-2026-2921

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8130-3

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security advisory denial of service remote code execution Ubuntu important gstreamer-plugins-base

Package Information

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