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Ubuntu Security Notice USN-6798-1
May 29, 2024

gst-plugins-base1.0 vulnerability

A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives:

• Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 23.10
• Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
• Ubuntu 20.04 LTS

Summary:

GStreamer Base Plugins could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it
opened a specially crafted file.

Software Description:

• gst-plugins-base1.0: GStreamer plugins

Details:

It was discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins incorrectly handled certain
EXIF metadata. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary
code or cause a crash.

Update instructions:

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 23.10
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.22.6-1ubuntu0.1

Ubuntu 22.04 LTS
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.2

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS
gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References:
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6798-1
CVE-2024-4453

Package Information:
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.24.2-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.22.6-1ubuntu0.1
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.20.1-1ubuntu0.2
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3