Out-of-bounds write in gstreamer - CVE-2026-2922

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Out-of-bounds write in gstreamer - CVE-2026-2922

Published: March 9, 2026 / Updated: May 22, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU123645
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 8.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-2922
CWE-ID: CWE-787
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise vulnerable system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the processing of video packets. A remote attacker can trigger an out-of-bounds write and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Affected software

gstreamer
Debian Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Workstation Extension 15
Anolis OS
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM 64
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for Power, little endian
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for IBM z Systems
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for x86_64
openSUSE Leap
Fedora
gst-plugins-ugly1.0 (Debian package)
gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free (Red Hat package)
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free (Red Hat package)
gstreamer1-plugins-base (Red Hat package)
gstreamer1-plugins-good (Red Hat package)
gstreamer1-plugins-base
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free
gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-debuginfo
gstreamer-plugins-ugly
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-64bit-debuginfo
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-64bit
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-lang
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-32bit-debuginfo
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-32bit
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-debugsource
mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-good
mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-base
mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free
mingw-gstreamer1
gstreamer1-doc
gstreamer1-devel
gstreamer1
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-doc

How to mitigate CVE-2026-2922

Install updates from vendor's website.

gstreamer - update to 1.28.1
gst-plugins-ugly1.0 (Debian package) - addressed in versions 1.22.0-2+deb12u2, 1.26.3-4+deb13u1
gstreamer1-plugins-ugly-free (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.22.12-4.el9_7, 1.24.11-2.el10_1
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.22.12-5.el9_7, 1.24.11-3.el10_1
gstreamer1-plugins-base (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.22.12-5.el9_7, 1.24.11-2.el10_1
gstreamer1-plugins-good (Red Hat package) - addressed in versions 1.22.12-5.el9_7, 1.24.11-2.el10_1
gstreamer1-plugins-base - update to 1.22.12-5.0.1
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs - addressed in versions 1.22.12-5.0.1, 1.28.1-1
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel - addressed in versions 1.22.12-5.0.1, 1.28.1-1
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free - addressed in versions 1.22.12-5.0.1, 1.28.1-1
gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel - update to 1.22.12-5.0.1
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-debuginfo - update to 1.24.0-150600.3.5.1
gstreamer-plugins-ugly - update to 1.24.0-150600.3.5.1
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-64bit-debuginfo - update to 1.24.0-150600.3.5.1
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-64bit - update to 1.24.0-150600.3.5.1
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-lang - update to 1.24.0-150600.3.5.1
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-32bit-debuginfo - update to 1.24.0-150600.3.5.1
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-32bit - update to 1.24.0-150600.3.5.1
gstreamer-plugins-ugly-debugsource - update to 1.24.0-150600.3.5.1
mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-good - addressed in versions 1.26.11-1.fc42, 1.26.11-1.fc43
mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-base - addressed in versions 1.26.11-1.fc42, 1.26.11-1.fc43
mingw-gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free - addressed in versions 1.26.11-1.fc42, 1.26.11-1.fc43
mingw-gstreamer1 - addressed in versions 1.26.11-1.fc42, 1.26.11-1.fc43
gstreamer1-doc - update to 1.28.1-1
gstreamer1-devel - update to 1.28.1-1
gstreamer1 - update to 1.28.1-1
gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-doc - update to 1.28.1-1

External References

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