Packages
- gst-plugins-ugly1.0 - GStreamer plugins
Details
Michael Randrianantenaina discovered that GStreamer's Ugly Plugins
incorrectly handled certain malformed RealMedia files. If a user were
tricked into opening a crafted media file, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-38103,
CVE-2023-38104)
It was discovered that GStreamer's Ugly Plugins incorrectly handled certain
malformed ASF and RealMedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted media file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-2920,
CVE-2026-2922)
Tianshuo Han...
Michael Randrianantenaina discovered that GStreamer's Ugly Plugins
incorrectly handled certain malformed RealMedia files. If a user were
tricked into opening a crafted media file, an attacker could possibly use
this issue to execute arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS, Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS. (CVE-2023-38103,
CVE-2023-38104)
It was discovered that GStreamer's Ugly Plugins incorrectly handled certain
malformed ASF and RealMedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted media file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. This issue only affected Ubuntu 16.04 LTS, Ubuntu 18.04 LTS,
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS and Ubuntu 22.04 LTS and Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. (CVE-2026-2920,
CVE-2026-2922)
Tianshuo Han discovered that GStreamer's Ugly Plugins incorrectly handled
certain malformed RealMedia files. If a user were tricked into opening a
crafted media file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a
denial of service or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2026-53703,
CVE-2026-53704)
Seonwook Kim discovered that GStreamer's Ugly Plugins incorrectly handled
certain malformed ASF files. If a user were tricked into opening a crafted
media file, an attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service or expose sensitive information. (CVE-2026-19389)
Update instructions
In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
Learn more about how to get the fixes.The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:
| Ubuntu Release | Package Version | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 26.04 LTS resolute | gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly – 1.28.2-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly – 1.24.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 22.04 LTS jammy | gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly – 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 20.04 LTS focal | gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly – 1.16.2-2ubuntu0.1~esm1 | ||
| 18.04 LTS bionic | gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly – 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1 | ||
| 16.04 LTS xenial | gstreamer1.0-plugins-ugly – 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.1+esm2 | ||
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