Security Advisory 2022-0002 (CVE-2022-1922, CVE-2022-1923, CVE-2022-1924, CVE-2022-1925)
| Summary | Potential heap overwrite in mkv demuxing using zlib/bz2/lzo decompression |
| Date | 2022-06-15 23:00 |
| Affected Versions | GStreamer gst-plugins-good 1.x < 1.20.3, 0.10.x |
| IDs | GStreamer-SA-2022-0002 CVE-2022-1922 CVE-2022-1923 CVE-2022-1924 CVE-2022-1925 |
Details
Potential heap overwrite in the mkv demuxer when handling certain Matroska/WebM files in GStreamer versions before 1.20.3.
Impact
It is possible for a malicious third party to trigger a crash in the application, and possibly also overwrite data on the heap.
Solution
The gst-plugins-good 1.20.3 release addresses the issue. People using older branches of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.