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[USN-8446-1] GStreamer Bad Plugins vulnerabilities

Posted on 17 June 2026
Ubuntu Security

==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8446-1
June 17, 2026

gst-plugins-bad1.0 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS

Summary:

Several security issues were fixed in GStreamer Bad Plugins.

Software Description:
- gst-plugins-bad1.0: GStreamer plugins

Details:

It was discovered that GStreamer Bad Plugins incorrectly handled parsing
H.266/VVC picture partition data. An attacker could use this issue to cause
GStreamer Bad Plugins to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-53701)

It was discovered that GStreamer Bad Plugins incorrectly handled parsing
H.265 buffering period metadata. An attacker could use this issue to cause
GStreamer Bad Plugins to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or
possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-53702)

Update instructions:

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

Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad 1.28.2-1ubuntu1.1
libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0 1.28.2-1ubuntu1.1

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

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8446-1
CVE-2026-53701, CVE-2026-53702

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-bad1.0/1.28.2-1ubuntu1.1

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