Summary
Package updates are available for Amazon Linux 2023 that fix the following vulnerabilities: CVE-2026-119842: A flaw was found in GStreamer's gst-plugins-base MicroDVD subtitle parser. When processing a specially crafted subtitle file, the parser may dereference a NULL pointer, causing the application to crash when a user opens or plays media with a malformed MicroDVD (.sub) subtitle file.
Fixed packages 6
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | gstreamer1-plugins-base | 0:1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.7 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | gstreamer1-plugins-base-debuginfo | 0:1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.7 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | gstreamer1-plugins-base-debugsource | 0:1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.7 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel | 0:1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.7 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools | 0:1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.7 |
| Amazon Linux · 2023 | gstreamer1-plugins-base-tools-debuginfo | 0:1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.7 |
Vulnerabilities 1
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Medium 6.5
Gst-plugins-base: gst-plugins-base: null-pointer dereference in mdvdsub subtitle parser via missing closing-brace check
A flaw was found in GStreamer's gst-plugins-base MicroDVD subtitle parser. When processing a specially crafted subtitle file, the parser may dereference a NULL pointer, causing the application to crash when a user opens or plays media with a malformed MicroDV…
References
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web
https://alas.aws.amazon.com/cve/html/CVE-2026-119842.html