Description
A weakness has been identified in meetecho janus-gateway up to 1.4.2. This affects an unknown part of the file src/plugins/janus_videoroom.c of the component VideoRoom. This manipulation causes race condition. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. The attack's complexity is rated as high. It is indicated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. Patch name: 27c0d1af888153e818675b56a4e6267f62d57097. Applying a patch is the recommended action to fix this issue. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| meetecho | janus-gateway | 1.4.0, 1.4.1, 1.4.2 | — |
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 | janus | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | janus | No fix yet | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | janus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | janus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | janus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | janus | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | janus | No fix yet | — |
Show 1 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | janus | No fix yet | — |
References
- VDB-416606 | meetecho janus-gateway VideoRoom janus_videoroom.c race condition vdb-entry
- VDB-416606 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) signature permissions-required
- CVE-2026-108830 | CVE Analysis and Report third-party-advisory
- Submit #931618 | meetecho janus webrtc server 1.4.2-videoroom Race Condition third-party-advisory
- https://github.com/meetecho/janus-gateway/blob/master/src/plugins/janus_videoroom.c exploit
- https://github.com/meetecho/janus-gateway/pull/3678 issue-tracking patch
- https://github.com/meetecho/janus-gateway/commit/27c0d1af888153e818675b56a4e6267f62d57097 patch
- https://github.com/meetecho/janus-gateway/ product