SUSE update for gstreamer-plugins-good

1) Use-after-free

EUVDB-ID: #VU69294

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2021-3497

CWE-ID: CWE-416 - Use After Free

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a use-after-free error when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files. A remote attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file, trigger a use-after-free error and execute arbitrary code on the system.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may allow an attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

Mitigation

Update the affected package gstreamer-plugins-good to the latest version.

Vulnerable software versions

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server: 12-SP5

gstreamer-plugins-good-lang: before 1.8.3-16.3.1

gstreamer-plugins-good-debugsource: before 1.8.3-16.3.1

gstreamer-plugins-good-debuginfo: before 1.8.3-16.3.1

gstreamer-plugins-good: before 1.8.3-16.3.1

External links

http://www.suse.com/support/update/announcement/2021/suse-su-20212916-1/

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.