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Posted on 27 March 2017
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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-3244-1
March 27, 2017
gst-plugins-base0.10, gst-plugins-base1.0 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 16.10
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 12.04 LTS
Summary:
GStreamer Base Plugins could be made to crash if it opened a specially
crafted file.
Software Description:
- gst-plugins-base1.0: GStreamer Plugins
- gst-plugins-base0.10: GStreamer Plugins
Details:
Hanno B=C3=B6ck discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins did not correctly =
handle
certain malformed media files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted media file with a GStreamer application, an attacker could cause =
a
denial of service via application crash.
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 16.10:
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.8.3-1ubuntu1.1
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS:
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS:
gstreamer0.10-plugins-base 0.10.36-1.1ubuntu2.1
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.2.4-1~ubuntu2.1
Ubuntu 12.04 LTS:
gstreamer0.10-plugins-base 0.10.36-1ubuntu0.2
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.=
References:
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3244-1
CVE-2016-9811, CVE-2017-5837, CVE-2017-5839, CVE-2017-5842,
CVE-2017-5844
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.8.3-1ubuntu1=
=2E1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.8.3-1ubuntu0=
=2E2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base0.10/0.10.36-1.1ub=
untu2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.2.4-1~ubuntu=
2.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base0.10/0.10.36-1ubun=
tu0.2
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