Use After Free Affecting gstreamer/gstreamer package, versions [,1.24.10)
Do your applications use this vulnerable package?
In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.
Test your applications- Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-GSTREAMERGSTREAMER-8501881
- published13 Dec 2024
- disclosed11 Dec 2024
- creditAntonio Morales
Introduced: 11 Dec 2024
NewCVE-2024-47834 (opens in a new tab)Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) are common identifiers for publicly known security vulnerabilities
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) is a category system for software weaknesses
How to fix?
Upgrade gstreamer/gstreamer to version 1.24.10 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Use After Free due to the gst_matroska_demux_parse_stream function. An attacker can read previously freed memory by manipulating the processing of Matroska streams, leading to potential information disclosure.