1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-4959-1

USN-4959-1: GStreamer Base Plugins vulnerability

Publication date

18 May 2021

Overview

GStreamer Base Plugins could be made to expose sensitive information if it received a specially crafted input.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

It was discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins incorrectly handled certain inputs.
An attacker could possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information.

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
20.10 groovy gstreamer1.0-plugins-base –  1.18.0-2ubuntu0.1
20.04 focal gstreamer1.0-plugins-base –  1.16.2-4ubuntu0.1
18.04 bionic gstreamer1.0-plugins-base –  1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3
16.04 xenial gstreamer1.0-plugins-base –  1.8.3-1ubuntu0.3+esm1  

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