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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6291-1
Ubuntu Security Notice 6291-1 - Hanno Bock discovered that GStreamer incorrectly handled certain datetime strings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or expose sensitive information.
==========================================================================Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6291-1August 16, 2023gstreamer1.0 vulnerability==========================================================================A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:- Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro)Summary:GStreamer could be made to denial of service if it received a speciallycrafted datetime string.Software Description:- gstreamer1.0: GObject introspection data for the GStreamer libraryDetails:Hanno Bock discovered that GStreamer incorrecly handled certain datetimestrings. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denialof service or expose sensitive information.Update instructions:The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the followingpackage versions:Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro): gstreamer1.0-tools 1.8.3-1~ubuntu0.1+esm1 libgstreamer1.0-0 1.8.3-1~ubuntu0.1+esm1In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6291-1 CVE-2017-5838