Description
An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in GStreamer's H.266/VVC PPS picture partition parser in gst-plugins-bad. In the multi-slice-in-tile processing of gst_h266_parser_parse_picture_partition() (gsth266parser.c), the loop iterates without checking that the slice index stays within bounds, writing past three fixed-size arrays (slice_height_in_ctus, slice_top_left_ctu_x, slice_top_left_ctu_y) in the GstH266PPS structure. While the initial proof-of-concept demonstrated a 4-byte out-of-bounds write, the code permits larger writes across multiple iterations. A crafted H.266/VVC media file can trigger this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | — | — |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | — | — |
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-bad1.0 | 1.28.3-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | 1.26.2-3+deb13u2 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | 1.28.2-1ubuntu1.1 | USN-8446-1 |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | No fix yet | — |
Show 6 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | gst-plugins-bad1.0 | No fix yet | — |
SUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| SLES for SAP 16.0 | gstreamer-plugins-bad | 1.26.7-160000.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22817-1 |
| SLES 16.0 | gstreamer-plugins-bad | 1.26.7-160000.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22817-1 |
| SLE Micro 6.2 | gstreamer-plugins-bad | 1.26.7-160000.3.1 | SUSE-SU-2026:22752-1 |
openSUSE
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| openSUSE Leap 16.0 | gstreamer-plugins-bad | 1.26.7-160000.3.1 | openSUSE-SU-2026:21370-1 |
Advisories 5
- WID-SEC-2026-1478 GStreamer: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Oct 15, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22817-1 Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 28, 2026
- SUSE-SU-2026:22752-1 Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 23, 2026
- openSUSE-SU-2026:21370-1 Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad SUSE / openSUSE Security Updates · Jul 22, 2026
- USN-8446-1 gst-plugins-bad1.0 vulnerabilities Ubuntu Security Notices (USN) · Jun 17, 2026
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53701 vdb-entry
- RHBZ#2487611 issue-tracking