Security Advisory 2026-0007 (CVE-2026-2923, ZDI-CAN-28838)
| Summary | Out-of-bounds read and write in DVB Subtitle Decoder |
| Date | 2026-02-25 |
| Affected Versions | GStreamer gst-plugins-bad < 1.28.1 |
| IDs | GStreamer-SA-2026-0006 CVE-2026-2923 ZDI-CAN-28838 |
Details
Various out-of-bounds reads and writes in the DVB subtitle decoder that can cause crashes for certain input files.
Impact
It is possible for a malicious third party to trigger out-of-bounds reads and writes to heap memory, which can result in a crash of the application.
Solution
The gst-plugins-bad 1.28.1 release addresses the issue. People using older versions of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.