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Security Advisory 2026-0039 (CVE-2026-52718)

Summary Assertion in AV1 parser tile data parsing
Date 2026-06-12
Affected Versions GStreamer gst-plugins-bad < 1.28.4
IDs GStreamer-SA-2026-0039
CVE-2026-52718

Details

A bytes/bits confusion in the AV1 parser in gst-plugins-bad. When parsing tile data within AV1 bitstream units, the parser incorrectly treated a byte-based size value as a bit-based offset when advancing through the bitstream. This caused the parser position to become misaligned, leading to assertion failures or subsequent parsing errors when processing the remaining data.

Impact

A malicious third party could trigger a crash by providing a crafted AV1 media file with tile data in a specific format, resulting in denial of service.

Solution

The gst-plugins-bad 1.28.4 release addresses the issue. People using older versions of GStreamer should apply the patch and recompile.

References

The GStreamer project

CVE Database Entries

GStreamer 1.28.4 release

Patches


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