Security Advisory 2026-0005 (CVE-2026-2922, ZDI-CAN-28845)

SummaryOut-of-bounds write in RealMedia Demuxer
Date2026-02-25
Affected VersionsGStreamer gst-plugins-ugly < 1.28.1
IDsGStreamer-SA-2026-0005
CVE-2026-2922
ZDI-CAN-28845

Details

An out-of-bounds write in the RealMedia demuxer that can cause crashes for certain input files.

Impact

It is possible for a malicious third party to trigger out-of-bounds writes to heap memory, which can result in a crash of the application.

Solution

The gst-plugins-ugly 1.28.1 release addresses the issue. People using older versions of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.

References

The GStreamer project

CVE Database Entries

GStreamer releases

1.28 (current stable)

Patches