CVE-2026-12892
Reported by redhat · Published June 23, 2026
A flaw was found in GStreamer's gst-plugins-bad package. When processing a specially crafted H.264 video file containing malformed MVC or SVC extension slice NAL units, a 1-byte heap out-of-bounds read can occur during parsing. This happens when the parser attempts to check slice boundary information without first verifying that the NAL unit contains enough data beyond the extension header. An attacker could exploit this by tricking a user into opening a malicious H.264 video file, potentially causing the application to crash or leak a single byte of heap memory.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| gstreamer1-plugin-openh264 | Amazon Linux | 1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.8 |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free | Amazon Linux | 1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.8, 1.18.4-5.amzn2.0.7 |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs | Amazon Linux | 1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.8 |
| gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel | Amazon Linux | 1.24.10-1.amzn2023.0.8, 1.18.4-5.amzn2.0.7 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | |
| wolfi | gstreamer-1.28 | * |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | |
| amazon:2023 | gstreamer1-plugin-openh264 | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free | 0 |
| amazon:2 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free | 0 |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | |
| wolfi | gstreamer | * |
| amazon:2023 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-libs | 0 |
| amazon:2 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel | 0 |
| amazon:2023 | gstreamer1-plugins-bad-free-devel | 0 |
| chainguard | gstreamer | * |
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 |
Timeline
- Jun 23, 2026 CVE Published
- Jun 24, 2026 EPSS Score (7 in total, the first dated here)
- Jun 24, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
- Aug 11, 2026 Security Advisory (2 in total, the first dated here)
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References
- vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2491321 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT