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High ALSA-2026:59487 1 CVE

Important: gstreamer1-plugins-base security update

Published Aug 25, 2026 · Updated Oct 29, 2026

Ecosystem: AlmaLinux

Summary

GStreamer is a streaming media framework based on graphs of filters which operate on media data. The gstreamer1-plugins-base packages contain a collection of well-maintained base plug-ins.

Security Fix(es):

* gstreamer: GStreamer: Arbitrary code execution via OGG file parsing buffer overflow (CVE-2026-18297)

For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

Fixed packages 2

ReleasePackageFixed in
AlmaLinux · 8 gstreamer1-plugins-base 1.16.1-6.el8_10.1
AlmaLinux · 8 gstreamer1-plugins-base-devel 1.16.1-6.el8_10.1

Vulnerabilities 1

  • High 7.8
    CVE-2026-18297

    GStreamer OGG File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

    GStreamer OGG File Parsing Stack-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability…

    GStreamer GStreamer gst-plugins-base1.0 gst-plugins-base1.0 Debian Ubuntu Azure Linux

References

  • report
    https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-18297
  • report
    https://bugzilla.redhat.com/2520572
  • advisory
    https://errata.almalinux.org/8/ALSA-2026-59487.html