Description
DOS / potential heap overwrite in mkv demuxing using HEADERSTRIP decompression. Integer overflow in matroskaparse element in gst_matroska_decompress_data function which causes a heap overflow. Due to restrictions on chunk sizes in the matroskademux element, the overflow can't be triggered, however the matroskaparse element has no size checks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | GStreamer | 1.20.3 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | gst-plugins-good1.0 | 1.20.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | gst-plugins-good1.0 | 1.20.3-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | gst-plugins-good1.0 | 1.20.3-1 | — |
| Debian 11 | gst-plugins-good1.0 | 1.18.4-2+deb11u1 | DSA-5204-1 |
| Debian 10 | gst-plugins-good1.0 | 1.14.4-1+deb10u2 | DLA-3069-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | gst-plugins-good1.0 | 1.20.3-0ubuntu1 | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | gst-plugins-good1.0 | 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.1 | USN-5555-1 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | gst-plugins-good1.0 | 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3 | USN-5555-1 |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | gst-plugins-good1.0 | 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5+esm1 | USN-5555-1 |
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| RHEL 9 | gstreamer1-plugins-good +1 | 1.18.4-6.el9 | RHSA-2023:2260 |
AlmaLinux
Errata ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| AlmaLinux 9 | gstreamer1-plugins-good +1 | 1.18.4-6.el9 | ALSA-2023:2260 |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 15 SP4 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.20.1-150400.3.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3908-1 |
| SLES 15 SP3 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.16.3-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:2957-1 |
| SLES 15 SP2 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.16.3-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:2957-1 |
| SLES 15 SP1 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.12.5-150000.3.7.2 | SUSE-SU-2023:3688-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good | 0.10.31-17.7.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3906-1 |
| SLES 12 SP5 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.8.3-16.6.2 | SUSE-SU-2022:2911-1 |
Show 14 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES 12 SP4 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.8.3-16.6.2 | SUSE-SU-2022:2911-1 |
| SLES 12 SP3 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.8.3-16.6.2 | SUSE-SU-2022:2911-1 |
| SLES 12 SP2 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.8.3-16.6.2 | SUSE-SU-2022:2911-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP2 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.16.3-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:2957-1 |
| SLES for SAP 15 SP1 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.12.5-150000.3.7.2 | SUSE-SU-2023:3688-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP5 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.8.3-16.6.2 | SUSE-SU-2022:2911-1 |
| SLES for SAP 12 SP4 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.8.3-16.6.2 | SUSE-SU-2022:2911-1 |
| SLE HPC 15 SP2 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.16.3-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:2957-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.8.3-16.6.2 | SUSE-SU-2022:2911-1 |
| SUSE OpenStack Cloud 9 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.8.3-16.6.2 | SUSE-SU-2022:2911-1 |
| SUSE Manager Server 4.1 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.16.3-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:2957-1 |
| SUSE Manager Retail Branch Server 4.1 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.16.3-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:2957-1 |
| SUSE Manager Proxy 4.1 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.16.3-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:2957-1 |
| SUSE Enterprise Storage 7 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.16.3-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:2957-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 15.4 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.16.3-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:3908-1, SUSE-SU-2022:2957-1 |
| openSUSE Leap 15.3 | gstreamer-plugins-good | 1.16.3-150200.3.9.1 | SUSE-SU-2022:2957-1 |
Alpine
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.24 | gst-plugins-good | 1.20.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.23 | gst-plugins-good | 1.20.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.22 | gst-plugins-good | 1.20.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.21 | gst-plugins-good | 1.20.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.20 | gst-plugins-good | 1.20.3-r0 | — |
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpine v3.19 | gst-plugins-good | 1.20.3-r0 | — |
| Alpine v3.18 | gst-plugins-good | 1.20.3-r0 | — |
Oracle Linux
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oracle Linux 9 | gstreamer1-plugins-good +1 | 1.18.4-6.el9 | ELSA-2023-2260 |
Advisories 13
- ALSA-2023:2260 Moderate: gstreamer1-plugins-good security update AlmaLinux Security Advisories · Oct 29, 2026
- RHSA-2023:2260 Red Hat Security Advisory: gstreamer1-plugins-good security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Aug 1, 2026
- WID-SEC-2022-0374 GStreamer: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Jul 8, 2026
- USN-5555-1 gst-plugins-good1.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 25, 2026
- DSA-5204-1 gst-plugins-good1.0 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- DLA-3069-1 gst-plugins-good1.0 - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:2911-1 Security update for gstreamer-plugins-good SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:2957-1 Security update for gstreamer-plugins-good SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2023:3688-1 Security update for gstreamer-plugins-good SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Feb 4, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2022:3906-1 Security update for gstreamer-0_10-plugins-good SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- SUSE-SU-2022:3908-1 Security update for gstreamer-plugins-good SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · May 2, 2025
- WID-SEC-2023-0561 Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · May 18, 2023
- ELSA-2023-2260 Moderate: gstreamer1-plugins-good security update (Oracle Linux 9) Oracle Linux Security Advisories (ELSA) · May 15, 2023