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GStreamer gst-plugins-bad CVE-2026-53701

| EUVDEUVD-2026-36294 MEDIUM
Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)
2026-06-11 redhat GHSA-2f39-4x7j-f7fp
6.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vendor (redhat) PRIMARY
MEDIUM
qualitative
NVD
6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
vuln.today AI
7.1 HIGH

OOB write corrupts adjacent heap memory (I:L) and crashes the process (A:H); network delivery requires user file-open interaction only.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SUSE
MEDIUM
qualitative
Red Hat
6.5 MEDIUM
qualitative

Primary rating from Vendor (redhat).

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Analysis Generated
Jun 11, 2026 - 19:16 vuln.today
CVE Published
Jun 11, 2026 - 18:15 cve.org
MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

An out-of-bounds write vulnerability was found in GStreamer's H.266/VVC PPS picture partition parser in gst-plugins-bad. In the multi-slice-in-tile processing of gst_h266_parser_parse_picture_partition() (gsth266parser.c), the loop iterates without checking that the slice index stays within bounds, writing past three fixed-size arrays (slice_height_in_ctus, slice_top_left_ctu_x, slice_top_left_ctu_y) in the GstH266PPS structure. While the initial proof-of-concept demonstrated a 4-byte out-of-bounds write, the code permits larger writes across multiple iterations. A crafted H.266/VVC media file can trigger this vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

Out-of-bounds write in GStreamer's H.266/VVC PPS picture partition parser (gst-plugins-bad) allows an attacker to crash media-processing applications - and potentially achieve code execution - by delivering a crafted H.266/VVC media file. The flaw in gst_h266_parser_parse_picture_partition() (gsth266parser.c) permits unbounded slice index increments across three fixed-size arrays in GstH266PPS during multi-slice-in-tile processing. A proof-of-concept demonstrating at least a 4-byte write exists; no public exploit beyond that initial POC or CISA KEV listing has been identified at time of analysis, though the code structure permits larger writes across multiple iterations which elevates downstream risk above a pure DoS assessment.

Technical ContextAI

The vulnerability resides in gsth266parser.c within the GStreamer Bad Plugins package (gst-plugins-bad), which provides codec support for emerging standards not yet in the mainline GStreamer plugin set. The affected function gst_h266_parser_parse_picture_partition() implements Picture Parameter Set (PPS) parsing for H.266/VVC (Versatile Video Coding, ITU-T H.266 / ISO/IEC 23090-3), the successor to H.265/HEVC. CWE-787 (Out-of-Bounds Write) describes the root cause: during multi-slice-in-tile mode, a loop increments a slice index driven by attacker-controlled values embedded in the media bitstream, but never validates that index against the declared fixed capacity of three arrays - slice_height_in_ctus, slice_top_left_ctu_x, and slice_top_left_ctu_y - within the GstH266PPS structure. This allows heap memory adjacent to those arrays to be overwritten with values from the crafted PPS, with the magnitude of corruption scaling with the number of loop iterations the crafted file encodes.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch version was identified in the available intelligence at time of analysis; the Red Hat advisory at https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-53701 and Red Hat Bugzilla entry https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2487611 should be monitored for errata. Once a patched package is released, RHEL administrators should apply it via dnf update gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free. As an immediate compensating control, restrict or block H.266/VVC media file processing at the application or gateway layer - content filters or media transcoding pipelines can be configured to reject or transcode H.266 content before it reaches GStreamer; the trade-off is loss of H.266/VVC playback capability until the patch is applied. On systems where H.266/VVC is not required, disabling or removing the relevant GStreamer codec element eliminates the attack surface entirely with no functional impact.

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Vendor StatusVendor

SUSE

Severity: Moderate
Product Status
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Basesystem 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7 Not-Affected
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 Not-Affected

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