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Ubuntu 25.10 GStreamer Good Plugins Key Denial of Service CVE-2026-5056

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Calendar Grey May 20, 2026
Dist Ubuntu Esm H88
GStreamer Good Plugins in Ubuntu 25.10 could lead to crashes when handling specific media files. Immediate update required.
GStreamer Good Plugins could be made to crash or run programs if it opened a specially crafted file.

Summary

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

a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

- gst-plugins-good1.0: GStreamer plugins

Details:

It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled certain

MOV/MP4 media files. A remote attacker could use this issue to cause

GStreamer Good Plugins to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or

possibly execute arbitrary code.

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu important GStreamer plugin

Update Instructions

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

Ubuntu 25.10
  gstreamer1.0-plugins-good       1.26.5-1ubuntu2.2
  libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0  1.26.5-1ubuntu2.2

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

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8285-1

CVE-2026-5056

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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8285-1

Topics%20covered

Topics Covered

security advisory denial of service Ubuntu important GStreamer plugin

Package Information

https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-good1.0/1.26.5-1ubuntu2.2

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