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Posted on 07 October 2026
Ubuntu Security==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-8863-1
October 01, 2026
gst-plugins-good1.0 vulnerabilities
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A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:
- Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
Summary:
Several security issues were fixed in GStreamer Good Plugins.
Software Description:
- gst-plugins-good1.0: GStreamer plugins
Details:
Yazan Balawneh discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled
certain FLAC audio streams. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-17072)
Seonwook Kim discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly parsed
certain AVI files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or obtain sensitive information. (CVE-2026-73433)
Seonwook Kim discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins did not correctly parse
certain AVI files. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service. (CVE-2026-73434)
Seonwook Kim discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly handled
certain closed caption data. An attacker could possibly use this issue to
obtain sensitive information. This issue only affected Ubuntu 20.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 26.04 LTS.
(CVE-2026-88914)
Update instructions:
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS
gstreamer1.0-gtk3 1.28.2-2ubuntu0.4
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good 1.28.2-2ubuntu0.4
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio 1.28.2-2ubuntu0.4
gstreamer1.0-qt5 1.28.2-2ubuntu0.4
gstreamer1.0-qt6 1.28.2-2ubuntu0.4
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
gstreamer1.0-gtk3 1.24.2-1ubuntu1.8
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good 1.24.2-1ubuntu1.8
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio 1.24.2-1ubuntu1.8
gstreamer1.0-qt5 1.24.2-1ubuntu1.8
gstreamer1.0-qt6 1.24.2-1ubuntu1.8
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0 1.24.2-1ubuntu1.8
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev 1.24.2-1ubuntu1.8
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
gstreamer1.0-gtk3 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.10
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.10
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.10
gstreamer1.0-qt5 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.10
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.10
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.10
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
gstreamer1.0-gtk3 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
gstreamer1.0-qt5 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
gstreamer1.0-gtk3 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
gstreamer1.0-qt5 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good-doc 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5+esm4
Available with Ubuntu Pro
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-8863-1
CVE-2026-17072, CVE-2026-73433, CVE-2026-73434, CVE-2026-88914
Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-good1.0/1.28.2-2ubuntu0.4
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-good1.0/1.24.2-1ubuntu1.8
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-good1.0/1.20.3-0ubuntu1.10
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