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Medium · 6.1 CVE-2026-73471 EUVD-2026-117924GHSA-6j9h-8973-mvh6

Gstreamer1-plugins-good: gstreamer: out-of-bounds read in avidemux nikon metadata tag parsing

Published Nov 6, 2026 · Updated Nov 6, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A flaw was found in GStreamer gst-plugins-good (avidemux). In the Nikon metadata tag parser, a pointer can be dereferenced without verifying that data remains in the buffer, causing out-of-bounds reads. Because avidemux is auto-plugged by playbin, decodebin, and gst-discoverer, opening or previewing a crafted AVI is sufficient to trigger the issue. Fixed upstream in gst-plugins-good 1.28.6 (GStreamer-SA-2026-0072).

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
GStreamer gst-plugins-good < 1.28.6 1.28.6

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-good1.0 1.28.6-1 —
Debian 13 gst-plugins-good1.0 No fix yet —
Debian 12 gst-plugins-good1.0 No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS gst-plugins-good1.0 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS gst-plugins-good1.0 No fix yet —
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS gst-plugins-good1.0 No fix yet —
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS gst-plugins-good1.0 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS gst-plugins-good1.0 No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS gst-plugins-good1.0 No fix yet —

Advisories 1

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