Security Advisory 2026-0004 (CVE-2026-2921, ZDI-CAN-28854)
| Summary | Integer overflow in RIFF parser |
| Date | 2026-02-25 |
| Affected Versions | GStreamer gst-plugins-base < 1.28.1 |
| IDs | GStreamer-SA-2026-0004 CVE-2026-2921 ZDI-CAN-28854 |
Details
An integer overflow in the RIFF parser that can cause crashes for certain input files.
Impact
It is possible for a malicious third party to trigger an integer overflow that can result in out-of-bounds reads and writes to heap memory, and a crash of the application.
Solution
The gst-plugins-base 1.28.1 release addresses the issue. People using older versions of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.