Ubuntu 6798-1: GStreamer Base Plugins Security Advisory Updates
Summary
A security issue affects these releases of Ubuntu and its derivatives: - Ubuntu 24.04 LTS - Ubuntu 23.10 - Ubuntu 22.04 LTS - Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Summary: GStreamer Base Plugins could be made to crash or run programs as your login if it opened a specially crafted file. Software Description: - gst-plugins-base1.0: GStreamer plugins Details: It was discovered that GStreamer Base Plugins incorrectly handled certain EXIF metadata. An attacker could possibly use this issue to execute arbitrary code or cause a crash.
Update Instructions
The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.24.2-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 23.10 gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.22.6-1ubuntu0.1 Ubuntu 22.04 LTS gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.20.1-1ubuntu0.2 Ubuntu 20.04 LTS gstreamer1.0-plugins-base 1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3 In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.
References
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6798-1
CVE-2024-4453
Package Information
https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.24.2-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.22.6-1ubuntu0.1 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.20.1-1ubuntu0.2 https://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gst-plugins-base1.0/1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3