Use After Free Affecting gst-plugins-good1.0 package, versions <1.16.2-1ubuntu2.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU2004-GSTPLUGINSGOOD10-1246307
  • published15 Apr 2021
  • disclosed19 Apr 2021

Introduced: 15 Apr 2021

CVE-2021-3497  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-416  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:20.04 gst-plugins-good1.0 to version 1.16.2-1ubuntu2.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream gst-plugins-good1.0 package and not the gst-plugins-good1.0 package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:20.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

GStreamer before 1.18.4 might access already-freed memory in error code paths when demuxing certain malformed Matroska files.

CVSS Scores

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