CVE-2023-40475 · cross-distro fix matrix

CVE-2023-40475: It was discovered that multiple plugins in GStreamer contained arithmetic

Affects 10 Linux releases across 25 (distro × package) combinations. First disclosed: 2026-04-23.

Fix per ecosystem

Each block below is a distro release where CVE-2023-40475 has a known fix. Run the listed command on that distro to remediate.

Ubuntu bionic

Source: Ubuntu USN

gst-plugins-bad1.0→ fixed in1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gst-plugins-bad1.0
```
gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0→ fixed in1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0
```
gstreamer1.0-opencv→ fixed in1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gstreamer1.0-opencv
```
gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad→ fixed in1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad
```
gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-doc→ fixed in1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-doc
```
libgstreamer-opencv1.0-0→ fixed in1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgstreamer-opencv1.0-0
```
libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0→ fixed in1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
```
libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev→ fixed in1.14.5-0ubuntu1~18.04.1+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev
```

Ubuntu xenial

Source: Ubuntu USN

gst-plugins-bad1.0→ fixed in1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gst-plugins-bad1.0
```
gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0→ fixed in1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gir1.2-gst-plugins-bad-1.0
```
gstreamer1.0-hybris→ fixed in1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gstreamer1.0-hybris
```
gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad→ fixed in1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad
```
gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-doc→ fixed in1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-doc
```
gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-faad→ fixed in1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-faad
```
gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-videoparsers→ fixed in1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gstreamer1.0-plugins-bad-videoparsers
```
libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0→ fixed in1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-0
```
libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev→ fixed in1.8.3-1ubuntu0.2+esm1USN-8205-1
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y libgstreamer-plugins-bad1.0-dev
```

Debian bullseye

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gst-plugins-bad1.0→ fixed in1.18.4-3+deb11u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gst-plugins-bad1.0
```

Debian bookworm

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gst-plugins-bad1.0→ fixed in1.22.0-4+deb12u2urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gst-plugins-bad1.0
```

Debian trixie

Source: Debian Security Tracker

gst-plugins-bad1.0→ fixed in1.22.7-1urgency: not yet assigned
```
sudo apt-get install --only-upgrade -y gst-plugins-bad1.0
```

Alpine v3.20

Source: Alpine secdb

gst-plugins-bad→ fixed in1.22.6-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade gst-plugins-bad

Alpine v3.21

Source: Alpine secdb

gst-plugins-bad→ fixed in1.22.6-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade gst-plugins-bad

Alpine edge

Source: Alpine secdb

gst-plugins-bad→ fixed in1.22.6-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade gst-plugins-bad

Alpine v3.18

Source: Alpine secdb

gst-plugins-bad→ fixed in1.22.7-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade gst-plugins-bad

Alpine v3.19

Source: Alpine secdb

gst-plugins-bad→ fixed in1.22.6-r0

apk update && apk add --upgrade gst-plugins-bad

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