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High · 8.8 CVE-2023-44446 EUVD-2023-48786GHSA-fvq3-q67w-ph83

GStreamer MXF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

Published May 3, 2024 · Updated Nov 4, 2025 · Assigned by zdi

Description

GStreamer MXF File Parsing Use-After-Free Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of GStreamer. Interaction with this library is required to exploit this vulnerability but attack vectors may vary depending on the implementation.

The specific flaw exists within the parsing of MXF video files. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-22299.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
GStreamer GStreamer 64a58c37acc564285a125f99570787fb678446c9 —

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.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 gst-plugins-bad1.0 1.22.7-1 —
Debian 13 gst-plugins-bad1.0 1.22.7-1 —
Debian 12 gst-plugins-bad1.0 1.22.0-4+deb12u3 DSA-5565-1
Debian 11 gst-plugins-bad1.0 1.18.4-3+deb11u3 DSA-5565-1
Debian 10 gst-plugins-bad1.0 1.14.4-1+deb10u5 DLA-3673-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS gst-plugins-bad1.0 1.20.3-0ubuntu1.1 USN-6526-1
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS gst-plugins-bad1.0 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.1 USN-6526-1
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS gst-plugins-bad1.0 1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1 —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS gst-plugins-bad1.0 1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1 —
Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS gst-plugins-bad1.0 +1 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free +1 1.22.1-2.el9_3 RHSA-2023:7791
RHEL 8 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free +1 1.16.1-2.el8_9 RHSA-2023:7841
RHEL 7 gstreamer-plugins-bad-free +2 0.10.23-24.el7_9 RHSA-2024:0279
RHEL 7 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free +2 1.10.4-4.el7_9 RHSA-2024:0013
Show 10 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
RHEL 9.2 EUS gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free +1 1.18.4-7.el9_2 RHSA-2023:7792
RHEL 9.0 EUS gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free +1 1.18.4-6.el9_0 RHSA-2023:7873
RHEL 8.8 EUS gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free +1 1.16.1-2.el8_8 RHSA-2023:7840
RHEL 8.6 EUS gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free +1 1.16.1-2.el8_6 RHSA-2023:7872
RHEL 8.4 TUS gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free 1.16.1-2.el8_4 RHSA-2023:7874
RHEL 8.4 E4S gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free 1.16.1-2.el8_4 RHSA-2023:7874
RHEL 8.4 AUS gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free 1.16.1-2.el8_4 RHSA-2023:7874
RHEL 8.2 TUS gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free 1.16.1-2.el8_2 RHSA-2023:7875
RHEL 8.2 E4S gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free 1.16.1-2.el8_2 RHSA-2023:7875
RHEL 8.2 AUS gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free 1.16.1-2.el8_2 RHSA-2023:7875

AlmaLinux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
AlmaLinux 9 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free +1 1.22.1-2.el9_3 ALSA-2023:7791
AlmaLinux 8 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free +1 1.16.1-2.el8_9.alma.1 ALSA-2023:7841

Rocky Linux

Errata ↗
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Rocky Linux 8 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free 1.16.1-2.el8_9 RLSA-2023:7841
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP5 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.22.0-150500.3.17.1 SUSE-SU-2023:4943-1
SLES 15 SP4 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.20.1-150400.3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0005-1
SLES 15 SP3 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.16.3-150300.9.18.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0793-1
SLES 15 SP2 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.16.3-150200.4.19.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0780-1
SLES 12 SP5 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.8.3-18.15.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0779-1
Show 11 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP4 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.20.1-150400.3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0005-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP3 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.16.3-150300.9.18.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0793-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP2 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.16.3-150200.4.19.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0780-1
SLES for SAP 12 SP5 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.8.3-18.15.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0779-1
SLE Real Time 15 SP4 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.20.1-150400.3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0005-1
SLE HPC 15 SP4 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.20.1-150400.3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0005-1
SLE HPC 15 SP3 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.16.3-150300.9.18.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0793-1
SLE HPC 15 SP2 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.16.3-150200.4.19.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0780-1
SUSE Manager Server 4.3 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.20.1-150400.3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0005-1
SUSE Manager Proxy 4.3 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.20.1-150400.3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0005-1
SUSE Enterprise Storage 7.1 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.16.3-150300.9.18.1 SUSE-SU-2024:0793-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Leap 15.5 gstreamer-plugins-bad 1.22.0-lp155.3.10.1 openSUSE-SU-2024:0305-1
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.24 gst-plugins-bad 1.22.7-r0 —
Alpine v3.23 gst-plugins-bad 1.22.7-r0 —
Alpine v3.22 gst-plugins-bad 1.22.7-r0 —
Alpine v3.21 gst-plugins-bad 1.22.7-r0 —
Alpine v3.20 gst-plugins-bad 1.22.7-r0 —
Show 2 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine v3.19 gst-plugins-bad 1.22.7-r0 —
Alpine v3.18 gst-plugins-bad 1.22.7-r0 —

Amazon Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Amazon Linux 2 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free +1 1.18.4-5.amzn2.0.3 ALAS2-2023-2355

Oracle Linux

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Oracle Linux 9 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free +1 1.22.1-2.el9_3 ELSA-2023-7791
Oracle Linux 8 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free +1 1.16.1-2.el8_9 ELSA-2023-7841
Oracle Linux 7 gstreamer-plugins-bad-free +2 0.10.23-24.el7_9 ELSA-2024-0279
Oracle Linux 7 gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free +2 1.10.4-4.el7_9 ELSA-2024-0013

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