# Security update for gstreamer-plugins-bad

Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4368-1  
Rating: important  
References:

  * bsc#1215793

  
Cross-References:

  * CVE-2023-40474

  
CVSS scores:

  * CVE-2023-40474 ( SUSE ):  8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

  
Affected Products:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

  
  
An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

## Description:

This update for gstreamer-plugins-bad fixes the following issues:

  * CVE-2023-40474: Fixed a remote code execution issue due to improper parsing
    of H265 encoded video files (bsc#1215793).

## Patch Instructions:

To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like
YaST online_update or "zypper patch".  
Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2023-4368=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4368=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4368=1

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5  
    zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4368=1

## Package List:

  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x
    x86_64)
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-devel-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgsturidownloader-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgsturidownloader-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstinsertbin-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-debugsource-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstinsertbin-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (aarch64 x86_64)
    * libgstbasecamerabinsrc-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadvideo-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgsturidownloader-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstgl-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstphotography-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstmpegts-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstcodecparsers-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstcodecparsers-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstmpegts-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadvideo-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-debugsource-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbasecamerabinsrc-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadbase-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadbase-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstgl-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstadaptivedemux-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstadaptivedemux-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgsturidownloader-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstphotography-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadaudio-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadaudio-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 (noarch)
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-lang-1.8.3-18.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64)
    * libgstbasecamerabinsrc-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadvideo-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgsturidownloader-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstgl-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstphotography-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstmpegts-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstcodecparsers-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstcodecparsers-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstmpegts-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadvideo-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-debugsource-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbasecamerabinsrc-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadbase-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadbase-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstgl-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstadaptivedemux-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstadaptivedemux-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgsturidownloader-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstphotography-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadaudio-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadaudio-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 (noarch)
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-lang-1.8.3-18.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (ppc64le x86_64)
    * libgstbasecamerabinsrc-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadvideo-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgsturidownloader-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstgl-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstphotography-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstmpegts-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstcodecparsers-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstcodecparsers-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstmpegts-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadvideo-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-debugsource-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbasecamerabinsrc-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadbase-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadbase-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstgl-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstadaptivedemux-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstadaptivedemux-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgsturidownloader-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstphotography-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadaudio-1_0-0-debuginfo-1.8.3-18.6.1
    * libgstbadaudio-1_0-0-1.8.3-18.6.1
  * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 (noarch)
    * gstreamer-plugins-bad-lang-1.8.3-18.6.1

## References:

  * https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40474.html
  * https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215793

SUSE: 2023:4368-1 important: gstreamer-plugins-bad

November 6, 2023
* bsc#1215793 Cross-References: * CVE-2023-40474

Summary

## This update for gstreamer-plugins-bad fixes the following issues: * CVE-2023-40474: Fixed a remote code execution issue due to improper parsing of H265 encoded video files (bsc#1215793). ## Patch Instructions: To install this SUSE update use the SUSE recommended installation methods like YaST online_update or "zypper patch". Alternatively you can run the command listed for your product: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SDK-12-SP5-2023-4368=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4368=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4368=1 * SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 zypper in -t patch SUSE-SLE-SERVER-12-SP5-2023-4368=1 ## Package List: * SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5 (aarch64 ppc64le s390x x86_64) * gstreamer-plu...

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References

* bsc#1215793

Cross-

* CVE-2023-40474

CVSS scores:

* CVE-2023-40474 ( SUSE ): 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:

* SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5

* SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 12 SP5

An update that solves one vulnerability can now be installed.

##

* https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-40474.html

* https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1215793

Severity
Announcement ID: SUSE-SU-2023:4368-1
Rating: important

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