1. Ubuntu Security Notices
  2. USN-8798-1

USN-8798-1: GStreamer Good Plugins vulnerabilities

Publication date

21 September 2026

Overview

Several security issues were fixed in GStreamer Good Plugins.

Releases

Packages

Details

It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly parsed certain
MRF files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-18295, CVE-2026-18296)

It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly parsed certain
PNG files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-18298)

DongHyeon Hwang discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly
handled certain RTP packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-18299)

It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly parsed certain
MRF files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-18295, CVE-2026-18296)

It was discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly parsed certain
PNG files. A remote attacker could possibly use this issue to execute
arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-18298)

DongHyeon Hwang discovered that GStreamer Good Plugins incorrectly
handled certain RTP packets. A remote attacker could possibly use this
issue to execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2026-18299)

Update instructions

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

Learn more about how to get the fixes.

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following package versions:

Ubuntu Release Package Version
26.04 LTS resolute gstreamer1.0-gtk3 –  1.28.2-2ubuntu0.3
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good –  1.28.2-2ubuntu0.3
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio –  1.28.2-2ubuntu0.3
gstreamer1.0-qt5 –  1.28.2-2ubuntu0.3
gstreamer1.0-qt6 –  1.28.2-2ubuntu0.3
24.04 LTS noble gstreamer1.0-gtk3 –  1.24.2-1ubuntu1.7
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good –  1.24.2-1ubuntu1.7
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio –  1.24.2-1ubuntu1.7
gstreamer1.0-qt5 –  1.24.2-1ubuntu1.7
gstreamer1.0-qt6 –  1.24.2-1ubuntu1.7
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0 –  1.24.2-1ubuntu1.7
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev –  1.24.2-1ubuntu1.7
22.04 LTS jammy gstreamer1.0-gtk3 –  1.20.3-0ubuntu1.9
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good –  1.20.3-0ubuntu1.9
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio –  1.20.3-0ubuntu1.9
gstreamer1.0-qt5 –  1.20.3-0ubuntu1.9
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0 –  1.20.3-0ubuntu1.9
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev –  1.20.3-0ubuntu1.9
20.04 LTS focal gstreamer1.0-gtk3 –  1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3+esm3  
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good –  1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3+esm3  
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio –  1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3+esm3  
gstreamer1.0-qt5 –  1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3+esm3  
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0 –  1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3+esm3  
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev –  1.16.3-0ubuntu1.3+esm3  
18.04 LTS bionic gstreamer1.0-gtk3 –  1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3  
gstreamer1.0-plugins-good –  1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3  
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio –  1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3  
gstreamer1.0-qt5 –  1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3  
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0 –  1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3  
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev –  1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.3+esm3  
16.04 LTS xenial gstreamer1.0-plugins-good –  1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5+esm3  
gstreamer1.0-pulseaudio –  1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5+esm3  
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-0 –  1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5+esm3  
libgstreamer-plugins-good1.0-dev –  1.8.3-1ubuntu0.5+esm3  

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